On October 29th and 30th, 2022, five University Festivals were held in person for the first time in three years. Below is an account of this year’s University Festivals, which were a great success and were attended by many people.

58th Hakusan Festival

Moving Forward, One Step at a Time
Recently there have been fewer opportunities for people to interact with others due to the impact of COVID-19, and everyone is concerned about the uncertain future. Amidst this backdrop, we incorporated the positive concept of moving forward, one step at a time, into this year’s theme. The outdoor stage project featured a series of diverse performances that added to the excitement of the Hakusan Festival, including the “Toyo Anything Goes Prize,” which demonstrated the individuality and magnetism of Toyo University to all those who attended. We gave utmost caution to measures against COVID-19 for the two days of the festival. The event was more popular than expected, with around 13,200 visitors attending over both days.

Chairperson of the 58th Hakusan Festival Executive Committee
Shunei Tabata, 3rd year student, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Business Administration

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13th Komorebi Festival

Return of the Komorebi Festival as We Remember It
This year’s Komorebi Festival was held with the hope that middle and high school students and working adults, as well as Toyo University students, could restore part of their pre-pandemic lives the outbreak of COVID-19. We held a "large-scale mission rally" which took advantage of the campus vast, rich natural environment. With the help of Komorebi Festival Standing Committee, we worked hard to promote interaction between visitors and students through all aspects of the rally. The two day Komorebi Festival was a chance for visitors and students to come together again after the restrictions of the pandemic.

Executive Committee Chairperson of the 13th Komorebi Festival
Ayuki Kesamaru, 3rd year student, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering

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2nd Akabanedai Festival INIAD-FES

Fusion of the Old and the New
“Fusion of the Old and the New” was the theme of this year’s INIAD-FES. This theme proposes a new fusion that enables the coexistence of the past and the future amidst the many changes and innovations surrounding modern society and INIAD. Students made all of the events, decorations and systems themselves, and we observed the behavior of visitors in real-time by distributing cards with 2D codes and having visitors scan them in the classrooms. Visitors enjoyed Quizzes and stamp rallies linked with the cards, 
and we analyzed popular events and classrooms that became crowded.

Chairperson of the 6th INIAD-FES Executive Committee
Yudai Nishimura, 3rd year student, Department of Information Networking for Innovation and Design, Faculty of Information Networking for Innovation and Design

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2nd Akabanedai Festival WELLB-FES

Re:start
WELLB-FES celebrated its second time this year after moving from the Asaka Campus to the Akabanedai Campus. The theme, "Re:start," contains our hope to make a new start at our new campus by holding the University Festival in person. We held the seminar presentations that presented the faculty research results, the chair exhibition by volunteers, and the children's plaza project. These events provided valuable opportunities for visitors to experience what we usually study at the Faculty of Human Life Design. The festival was bustling with people, particularly families, and was full of energy with live comedy performances and stage projects showcasing the accomplishments of student club activities.

Chairperson of the 2nd WELLB-FES Executive Committee
Kanna Koyama, 3rd year student, Department of Human Care and Support, Faculty of Human Life Design

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25th Kaminari Festival

Fireworks
We chose “Fireworks” as the theme for this year’s Kaminari Festival. This was because fireworks that light up the night sky are said to drive away evil spirits, and we wanted people to be hopeful for the future. In our events, we used what we are learning daily at the Faculty of Food and Nutritional Sciences and Faculty of Life Sciences. We sold miso made by the microbiology research group and pork miso soup made with this miso, and analyzed and gave advice on visitors’ dietary habits. Many people from the surrounding area visited, and we closed the Kaminari Festival with a firework display—this year’s theme.

Chairperson of the 25th Kaminari Festival Executive Committee
Sakura Chujo, 2nd year student, Department of Food and Life Sciences, Faculty of Food and Nutritional Sciences