Doki Doki - The Manchester Japanese Festival

Guests

Below are the guests, cosplay guests, societies and organisations that are confirmed to be attending the 2023 festival so far. Any music and martial arts guests are featured on the events page.

If you would like to give a talk or demonstration on some aspect of Japanese culture at the 2023 festival, please send us an outline of your proposed talk/demonstration or an indication of your area(s) of expertise to info@dokidokifestival.com.

If you are a club, society or organisation and would like to have a table at the 2023 festival, please contact us at info@dokidokifestival.com and we will send you an application form.

Akemi Tanaka
Akemi Tanaka

It is with great sadness we announce that Akemi Tanaka who founded and ran Aid for Japan since 2011 has passed away recently after a long battle from cancer. Akemi was a guest at every one of our events and her cultural talks a major part of the festival. Akemi Tanaka was the daughter of an old samurai family and grew up immersed in the traditional arts and culture of Japan. She was a lecturer and consultant of Japanese culture, and did study tours to Japan each spring and autumn. Since coming to the UK, Akemi had been responsible for organising many Japanese cultural events including the Japanese Art Festival and Bunkasai in Central London. She was responsible for forming Aid For Japan, a charity designed to support Japanese orphans of the 2011 earthquake/tsunami disaster. Her daughter has now taken over running responsibilites of the charity.

Akemi had published her book “The Power of Chowa”, Please visit her web site for information and to purchase.