For years students at Earlham have organized campus events to celebrate their interests in Japan, its culture, and the Japanese language. Events involve the Japanese Studies majors, Japanese students, Japanese language students, and often some faculty. One of the long standing events organized by students is Harumatsuri or Spring Festival.
Festivities go one for one day, a weekend, and in some years, as long as a week.
Students also help out when Japanese guests visit campus by giving campus tours, eating meals with them, and serving as translators.