September 9th SAT & 10th SUN, 2017
Fort Mason Center For Arts & Culture, San Francisco, USA | J-POP.com

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9th Annual

J-POP SUMMIT

September 9th (Sat) & 10th (Sun), 2017 | FORT MASON CENTER
J-POP SUMMIT introduces the latest Japanese arts and culture to San
Francisco. We extravagantly deliver Japan through live music, fashionshows, a tech trade show, keynote speakers, sake, ramen, and the 5thannual Japan Film Festival of San Francisco simultaneously running at
NEW PEOPLE Cinema in Japantown.

◉ DATES‥Saturday, September 9th & Sunday, 10th, 2017
◉ VENUES‥Fort Mason Center, NEW PEOPLE Cinema◉ PRODUCERS‥J-POP SUMMIT Committee◉ SUPPORT‥Consulate General of Japan San Francisco, JETRO San Francisco Office, JapanFoundation, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Japan, JNTO (JapanNational Tourism Organization), Record Industry Association of Japan, PROMIC(Foundation for Promotion of Music Industry and Culture), City of San Francisco,
VIPO (Visual Industry Promotion Organization), J-LOP◉ ATTENDANCE‥20,000 ( Reference from 2016 )◉ OBJECTIVE‥� To further deepen the friendship between U.S. and Japan � To showcase theallure of Japan � To provide promotional opportunities to businesses and organizations

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F O O DS A K ETRAVELARTSEATSINNOVATIONST E C HG A M EFUN!

MEET-UPECOINNOVATIONSOUR MISSION: Create an open playground of discovery anddiversion inspired by the wonders of Japanese pop culture.
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Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture

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NEW PEOPLE Cinema

Main Venue for J-POP SUMMIT

Main Venue for Film Festival

Fort Mason Center, a former US army and a current National
Historic Landmark and one of the biggest convention center in SF, islocated alongside the northern San Francisco Bay commanding abeautiful view of the popular Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz.

NEW PEOPLE Cinema opened its doors in 2009 in the heart of San
Francisco’s Japantown. During the annual Japan Film Festival ofSan Francisco, Japan’s hottest films are premiered and screened
along with special appearances by top directors and actors.
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Wednesday Campanella at J-POP LIVE!

Tokyo Performance Doll at J-POP LIVE!

WORLD ORDER at J-POP LIVE!

TRAVEL

Travel Pavilion

INTERACTIVE

Chichibu Tourism BoothMAZDA BoothEXVISION “ZKOO”

A R T

FASHION

Sebastian Masuda Special Event"J-POP Queen" Drag Contest

ANIME

IA Official Shop (1st Place)

SAKE SUMMITF I L M

Q&A with Director ShunjiIwaiFOOD

NHK WORLD BoothRAMEN SUMMIT2 0 1 6Ken Hamazaki
Red Tea Ceremony

H I G H T L I G H T S
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G U E S T S

Top Stars and Talents on All Fronts J-POP SUMMIT gets the hottest celebrities from Japan and beyond! Music stars, directors, actors, mascots,artists, animators and tech-leaders. From world-class to the niche! No other festival nor convention in the U.S. can match our in-depth guest list.／[Photos: Top left to Bottom] Kyary Pamyu Pamyu…Wednesday Campanella…Tokyo Performance Doll…Tomomi Itano…Ken Ishii…JINNY OOPS! …FAINT�STAR…Little Glee Monster…WORLD ORDER…GARNiDELiA…Silent Siren…Eir Aoi…Tokyo Girls
Style…The Akabane Vulgars On Strong Bypass…YANAKIKU…ANAMANAGUCHI…May’n…JAM Project …Gacharic Spin …FEMM…LoVendoЯ…KYLEE…DAICHI…Red Vacuum Bacteria…Sebastian Masuda…Mori Chack≧Gloomy Bear) … Takeshi
Wakabayashi≧SOU…SOU)…Naoto Hirooka≧h.NAOTO)…Emi Meyer…TsuShiMaMiRe…Noodles…Pinky Doodle Poodle…Yoshitaka Amano…Kaori Wakamatsu…Hiroyuki-Mitsume Takahashi…UNA…AKIRA…Ayumi Seto…Misa Kimura…Anna Yano…
AMIAYA…Musubizm…Yusuke Nakamura…Katsuya Terada…Yuichi Yokoyama…Ken Hamazaki…Aoi Yamaguchi…Yu Hayami…DANCEROID…Domo…Tadanobu Asano…Koji Morimoto…Takako Tokiwa…Yuki Furukawa…Jaru Jaru…Tatsuo Saito…BlackDiamond…Miwa Nishikawa…Mitsutoshi Tanaka…Shinsuke Sato…Kyohei Sakaguchi…Hidekazu Ohara…KEI (Hatsune Miku Illustrator)…Mitz Mangrove…Shunji Iwai…Ryusuke Hamaguchi…Atsuko Hirayanagi…Erik Shirai…Rome Kanda…Kaoru
Sugano…D’Arcy Drollinger…Go-torch Characters≧Umebara “Hibari”…Sanasenabona…Zombear…Chicchai Ossan…Koakkuma&Akkuma…AsakuSamurai∞and more!／6Logo and Ad Exposure Opportunities (Pavilion Banners, Posters, Flyers, Official Guidebook, Step and Repeats, Festival Passes, etc.)

Booth Sales and Promotions (Workshops, Merchandise Sales, Autograph Sessions, Raffles and Giveaways)

Exhibition／／／／／／／／Artist Collaborations／／／／／／／／／／／ Host an Event!／／／／／／／／／／ Stage Promotions and Events／／／／／

Social Media Outreach, Web Articles, Logo and Ad Postings

SPONSOR

Promo Materials Distributions

Panel Discussions and Keynote／／／／／／／

Parking Spot Reservations

BENEFITS

A Variety of Sponsor Benefits We have prepared a variety of opportunities for sponsors to get their word out:
hosting stage events, presentations, after party, receptions, workshops, merchandise sales at booths, promotions
through printed materials, public banners, ads, online outreach, cross-promotions, and on-site collaborations.

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Increasing Global Media Exposure Take your promotions to the next level at J-POP SUMMIT. We now

receive world media attention beyond the U.S. and Japan! Newspapers, magazines, TV networks, radio programs,
blogs – the media loves our mixture of unique content, giving them so many angles to choose from all at once!

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S P O N S O R S

Expanding Sponsors Across All Industries You name it, we got it! Entertainment, Technology, Tourism, Fashion, Food,Education – all kinds of sponsors have chosen to appeal to our fan base at our festival. This has resulted in many industry
collaborations and networking across the lines – one of the many perks of taking part in J-POP SUMMIT as sponsor and exhibitor!

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AGE
29％
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25％

5% 2%

56%

14％
7％

8%

44%

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1: Asian (other than Japanese)7%

2: White42%

4: Latino
5: African American

36%

10's 20's 30's 40's 50's 60's+

4%

1: General35%

3: IT related
4: Entertainment
5: Food Industry

16%
24%

25%

7%

6: Homemaker
OthersRATING
2% 0.5%7% 5%

2: Students

7%8%Others

FemaleRESIDENCE

PROFESSION
6%

Male

1: San Francisco
2: San Jose18%

3: Berkeley

14%
19%

3: Japanese23%

6: Other States

41%

2: Very Good!
3: Good!

4: California (not Bay Area)
5: Napa Area

1: Excellent!

38%

4: OK
5: Unsatisfied◉ Visitor Comments:"The Ramen Summit was well organized, and the booth choices were plenty. I enjoyed myself a lot!." "I was able to experience Japanese trends and culture that is
not presented at other conventions." "There were many opportunities to get close to the special guests from Japan, and it felt like we were enjoying the event
together!" "The scheduling was great. During the day I enjoyed the exhibition and food, and at night the music presentations." "The exhibitors took their time toexplain their products in detail." "The workshops such as calligraphy was enjoyable." "The chaotic mix of various content was fun!" "I got a lot of free goodies!" "I felt
lucky to get exclusive goodies I can't get in the US!" "It was worth my coming from Hawaii!" "I love that there was a drag show tie-in that worked well with SanFrancisco." "It is an event that presents the REAL JAPAN, so I appreciate it!"2016 DEMOGRAPHY and STATISTICS- Visitor Summary - Age Group: teens - 30s, Gender: 56% male, Ethnicity: more Asian-Americans, Profession: corporate tech employees
and college students. Many visitors reside in Northern California, and 97% are satisfied with their experience at J-POP SUMMIT 2016.

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J-POP SUMMIT Chief Producer
Takeshi Yoshida Takeshi@NewPeopleWorld.com
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