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OPEN 11:30 START 12:00 END 14:30 (scheduled)
・Advance charge ticket: 3,200 yen (1D must be purchased separately on the day)
・Student advance charge ticket 2,000 yen (student ID must be presented on the day / 1D must be purchased separately on the day)
*Please note that cancellations and refunds are not available after purchase.*

"Japanese Dictionary Night," which began in 2014, is celebrating its 20th anniversary!

★This time's theme is, "Now is the time to say with confidence: anyone can make a dictionary!"

Yes, anyone can make a dictionary if they are left to their own devices. What are the speakers' "dictionary-making stories"? We will tell you everything on this occasion!!

-What is the Kitasenju Japanese Dictionary?
・The story of how I was in charge of the margins of a thesaurus
・The story of the dictionary I made as a child
Et cetera, etc.!!

★We will welcome special guest Kazuko Kashino, editor of the 8th edition of the Iwanami Japanese Dictionary, and ask her about the "techniques of compiling a Japanese dictionary"!!

★There will also be an event where you can experience making a dictionary in real life by presenting a topic and having customers provide definitions!!

★There will also be a talk looking back on the past 20 sessions!!

This year's anniversary Japanese Dictionary Night will be packed with content!!

Don't miss it!

【Performer】
Masayuki Nishimura
Born in Tottori Prefecture, currently living in Tokyo. He enjoys riding unusual vehicles, visiting interesting places on maps, and collecting dictionaries. His books include "Coloring Maps" (MDN Corporation), "Pushing Picture Book Buttons" (Shogakukan), "Mysterious Prefectural Borders" (Chuko Shinsho), and "So That's How It Was! An Encyclopedia of the Origins of Country Names" (Holp Publishing).

Koga Osako
Born in Tokyo, raised in Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures. Essayist. Her books include the diary essays "Cutting the Wind with Straight Hair" and "Dancing a Little and Running Right Away" (Soryusha), and the essay collection "Things I've Noticed, Things I Haven't Noticed" (Shikaku Publishing).

Hiroaki Iima
Born in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. Compiler of Japanese dictionaries. Member of the editorial committee for the Sanseido Japanese Dictionary. In order to create dictionaries, he collects words and writes explanations every day. His publications include "Japanese is not scary" (PHP Institute), "Catch Japanese!" (co-author, Mainichi Shimbun Publishing), "Useful Japanese to know: Weird Japanese on the streets" (Asahi Shinsho), and "Kotoba Hunter" (Poplar Publishing).

Seebo Gyotoku
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture. Lexicographer and proofreader. Spreads the joy of dictionaries on YouTube's "Dictionary Room Channel." Presides over the "Dictionary Room," where dictionary enthusiasts gather and store dictionaries together. Co-author of "Dictionary Word Dictionary" (Seibundo Shinkosha). Co-edited and authored "Dictionary of Words that Disappeared from the Sanseido Japanese Dictionary" (Sanseido). Appears on TV Tokyo's "Drinking with a Dictionary."

Tomoki Inagawa
Born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. A dictionary collector with over 1,000 dictionaries in his possession. A member of Kodansha's Proofreading Department I. Has proofread weekly magazines, academic books, literary magazines, children's books, etc. Co-author of "Dictionary Word Dictionary" (Seibundo Shinkosha). Appears on YouTube's "Dictionary Room Channel," Fuji TV's "99-nin no Kabe," NHK's "Totsugeki! Kaneo-kun," TV Tokyo's "Dictionary Drinking," etc.