Competition · In person
A national Japanese speech contest for Korean high school students co-hosted by the Embassy of Japan's cultural centre, the Korean Society of Japanese Language Education and the Japan Foundation Seoul; top finalists join a Japanese government-invited JENESYS trip to Japan. The 2027 edition has not been announced yet.
Finalists give a memorised speech of about 5 minutes (about 1,500 characters, 2 A4 pages) on a free topic (no politics, ideology or religion), without panels or slides. Judging covers topic, pronunciation, attitude, grammar and vocabulary, expression and content. Grand prize, gold, silver and bronze winners (14 students in 2026) are invited on the JENESYS high school visit to Japan, with sponsor prizes.