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HYPER ONLINE MEETUP

HYPER JAPAN is not just an event, we are a group of Japan Lovers!

Do you love Cosplay, Manga, J-Fashion, Japanese Music or any other aspect of Japanese culture?Want to share your passion with other Japan fans?We are looking for community leaders to take part in online events, speaking and curating alongside the HYPER JAPAN team.
To register your interest please fill in the form here:


Be the host

If you are also a Cosplay, Manga, J-Fashion, Japanese Music or any other aspect of Japanese culture lover, join the meetup and share your passion with the community!
To register on of the meetup click here 


Join the meetup

Please read the guide line carefully before joining the meetup. 
This is FREE event.

Upcoming HYPER ONLINE MEETUPS

Past HYPER ONLINE MEETUP

9th August, 14:00-16:00

Nippon-Enjoy Japan and Japanese
Speak like an native, Write like a native


Talk about Japan and Japanese culture. Traditional to modern. Food, art, travel and all kind of things.  Speak using right words, grammar and smooth accents and intonations which will help you sound like a native.  The meetup will be done from the beautiful garden at Chiddingstone castle in Kent. They have great Japanese collection. They hold Japan day once a year with performances, demonstrations and workshops. If you have some calligraphy kit or some round brush and ink prepare you can enjoy more. Otherwise pen and paper is fine. 

About the community Leader Takako
I am a Calligrapher and I have learnt calligraphy for over 50 years. I Sell personalised calligraphy also teaching I also do demonstrations with big calligraphy and  I challenged world Guinness record with 104m calligraphy. I am a professional announcer as well as voiceover actress. I am producing an anime voice morning alarm and ring tone at this moment. I have been teaching Japanese over 20 years because I trained as an announcer, my Japanese is very accurate like Oxbridge or BBC English. 

Find more about Takako
https://www.facebook.com/takakocalligraphyarts 
Facebook group  ‘Nippon-Enjoy Japan and Japanese’ is 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/288230678961029  
Instagram 
takako_calligraphy_arts
Webpage 
takakocalligraphy.co.uk 

23rd August, 18:00-

Maids Of England

We are MOE! A Maid Cafe based in the UK here to bring you a virtual experience of our cafes right to your screen!


About the community Leader Maid of England
Maid cafés are themed cafes where the staff dress as maids or butlers and treat you as their Lord (Gosuhujin-sama), Lady (Ojou-sama) or master of the manor! They serve you specialty food and have entertrainment times where they perform songs and dances. Please relax and enjoy your stay.

Find more about Maids of England
Website maidsofengland.co.uk 
Twitter https://twitter.com/maidsofengland
Facebook facebook.com/maidsofengland 
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maidsofengland.moe/

12th September, 14:00-

Kaigai Idol Klub
Kaigai Idol Klub is a special event all about overseas Jpop idols! You’ll learn performance tips and get all the behind the scenes info about what it’s like to perform as an idol outside of Japan, as well as be able to interact and collaborate with other idols. Whether you’re an idol yourself or a fan of idols this is sure to be a fun and interesting event!


About the community Leader SORA (formerly known as SOU)
SORA started off as an odottemita dancer on YouTube in 2009 under the name Destiny. She did her first ever convention performance in 2010 and continued to perform regularly at conventions up until 2015, using the name SOU.
In 2017, she started her blog Dansei Idol Girl all about Jpop boy groups. 2019 saw her return to performing at conventions after a 3 year hiatus; re-debuting as SORA, an all-new ‘idol’ persona with a main focus on covering songs from male idol groups. 
Find more about the Leader Blog: 
http://www.danseiidolgirl.com
Facebook: SORA – danseiidolgirl
Twitter https://twitter.com/danseiidolgirl
Instagram: @DanseiIdolGirl

3rd October, 15:00-

London Idol Festival

London Idol Festival is an organisation with the aim to promote overseas idol culture. LIF runs online showcases and festivals that show talent within the overseas idol community, and allows fans to find new musicians to follow.


About the community leader London Idol Festival
My name is Grace Mellody and i’m a 21 year old UK based idol! I’ve been working as an idol since 2018 and perform covers of Japanese music as well as original music. I love both singing and dancing, and aim to inspire young people, and build a platform that helps to grow idol culture in the UK.

Website: https://www.gracemellody.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/londonidolfestival

10th October, 15:00-

J-Fashion Community

Those who wear or take an interest in Japanese fashion trends and styles. This event is open to beginners in J-Fashion who are interested in joining the community, or those who have been here for longer and wish to catch up with friends. The event aims to build the community and digitally replicate the meetups that we would normally have in person throughout the year and at Hyper Japan events.


About the community leader Izzi
I am a 19 year old J-Fashion lifestyler, and full time student living in Scotland. I wear fairy kei style every day, and am invested in broadening and promoting J-Fashion in the UK. I have performed in the fashion show at Hyper Japan events before and also attended unofficial fashion meetups during Hyper Japan events.

Instagram: instagram.com/fairy.izzi

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