Southampton University Japanese Society

Welcome to the website of Southampton University Japanese Society (SUJaS).  We hope you will find some useful information for the Southampton Japanese Community.

We aim to

• promote awareness and interest in the culture of Japan
• provide opportunities for interacting with Japanese people

We welcome everyone (with any nationality) who has an interest in Japan. The membership is available to members of the Student Union, university staff and non-university members (i.e., family, friends of members) within and outside the University. Our activities include regular meetings and social events for entertainment throughout the year.

Please join us and taste the exquisite culture of Japan!

Please have a look at our photos on Flickr!

Are you on Facebook?  Join our group on Facebook!

Latest News

New Year & Setsubun Party !!  3rd February 2012

Date:   3rd February 2012　
Time:  5-7 pm
Venue:  Clubs & Socis Room (Student Union Bldg 42, Level 2)
Admission FREE*
* £1 for Japanese ruffle tickets

Come and join our party to celebrate New Year in Japanese style. What’s Setsubun? Come and find out!

• Japanese tea tasting
• Origami and Calligraphy
• Games and Quizzes
• Abacus challenge
• Dressing up in kimono
• Japanese book sale
• and more! 

Click here to download the flyer of

FREE Film Showing & Social Gathering – Wed 11th Jan 2012

‘Norwegian Wood’ ノルウェイの森

Norwegian Wood

Film trailer:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqiYXmpb41I

Synopsis:  Tokyo, 1968. Students around the world are uniting to overthrow the establishment and Watanabe’s personal life is similarly in tumult. Deeply devoted his first love, Naoko, their complex bond is threatened when the outgoing, vivacious Midori marches into his life, forcing Watanabe to choose between his past and his future… 

[Pre-film social - Speak Japanese - Q & A session!]

After the few trial versions of ‘Speak Real Japanese’ sessions last year, we would love to hear from you and get ideas of how we could run the upcoming social gatherings.   For this gathering, we are having Q & A session - basically it is entirely up to you to spend the gathering time. You might like to…

• give us your ideas for future social gatherings
• ask any questions on Japanese language, culture, etc.
• practice with speaking Japanese
• just have a chat with us and our members!

 Gathering time & venue: 5-7 pm at Pod 1 area in the Student Union (Building 42, entrance area). Please look out for a Japanese flag. Please NOTE the new start time at 5 pm.

There will be a mini-Japanese library (selections of DVDs and books) during the gathering. You can also apply a membership card there, if you haven’t got yours yet!

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Japanese Library Open Hour

[Japanese Library Open Hour]
Schedule:   Wednesday (every fortnight) at 1-2 pm. Look out for a Japanese flag!
11th Jan 2012 at Arlott Bar
8th Feb 2012 at Pod 1, Student Union Building 42 (entrance area)
22 Feb 2012 at  Pod 1, Student Union Building 42 (entrance area)
7 Mar 2012 at  Pod 1, Student Union Building 42 (entrance area)
18 Apr 2012 at Pod 1, Student Union Building 42 (entrance area)
2May 2012 at Pod 1, Student Union Building 42 (entrance area)
16 May 2012 at Pod 1, Student Union Building 42 (entrance area)
30 May 2012 at Pod 1, Student Union Building 42 (entrance area)

Campus Map: http://www.southampton.ac.uk/aboutus/whereissoton/highfield.html

The SUJaS team will be there to welcome your visit. Please come along if you wish to:

* Borrow books from the Japanese Library
* Return borrowed books
* Apply for a SUJaS member to get a full access to the Japanese Library (please bring a proof of your UK address and membership fee of £3)
* Have a friendly chat with us over lunch !

Please note, we will bring a small selections of books and DVDs. If you wish to borrow any specific items, please contact SUJaS.web@gmail.com by end of Monday. You can browse our library catalogue from the following link:

Library Catalogue: http://www.soton.ac.uk/~mm6/2009_10_28%20SUJaS%20Library%20list.pdf