The World of WMDF

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In brief:

  • Theme: The “Long Now” Concerts.
  • Catch copy: Every August. For 30,000 People. Worlds Meet in Japan.
  • Successful annually from 2008, including full event in year of Tohoku earthquake.
  • Jointly staged Mogu Mogu Festival (world goods and gourmet) from 2011.
  • Jointly staged Waku Waku Festival (physical activity) from 2014.
100 Project
Can you help us turn the whole map of the globe orange? We are always looking for collaborators. For 2020, we are well on course towards our target of colouring at least five new areas…


WMDF’ s world, Inaugural to 2019, interactive map

WMDF and other activities of “Worlds Meet Japan” grew out of local and national concerts staged by founding members 2003 and in 2006. Many of the key organisers have worked the festival every year since the start.

The map on this page shows how much of the world we have met in Hakodate. Counting “countries & regions” has fuzzy borders… Included in our running total:

How good is your geography? Can you name all the orange countries in the map? Mouse-over to see country names. The map is fully zoomable. Take a moment to explore the “Big Here” of the world.