The nation’s premier high school Japanese language competition returns for the 34th National Japan Bowl, April 17-19, 2026, at the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), in Washington, DC.
Each spring the Japan-America Society of Washington DC welcomes 200 of the country’s top high school Japanese language students to the nation’s capital for the competition. The National Japan Bowl is a high-level, high-intensity competition that tests students’ knowledge of the Japanese language and of the culture, history, and social context that brings the language to life.
The Japan-America Society of Washington DC has supported the creation of twenty regional Japan Bowl® competitions across America and around the world, giving the program a global impact.
Dragon teacher Ms. Yoko Eshita and her students… You can achieve great things together!
Dragons attending:
| Level 3 | Level 2 |
| Grace Ku, ’27-Henrico | William Blashfield, ’27-Powhatan |
| Akiharu (Aki) Livingston, ’27-Henrico | Berkeley Crane, ’28-Richmond |
| Emma Taylor, ’26-Chesterfield | Ashwika Peddireddy, ’27-Henrico |
