The University of Tokyo’s Homecoming Day will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2023. All alumni, current students, faculty and staff of the University of Tokyo, as well as the general public, is invited to gather at the University of Tokyo’s Hongo Campus or to join online. The event will offer a variety of programs related to academics, culture, social contribution, and others.
This year’s Homecoming Day will include a variety of vegan and plant-based fare, such as the vegan menu project in the university cafeteria, and vegan certified snacks.
Free gifts with cafeteria vegan menu purchases, limited edition foods, and more!
The University of Tokyo cafeteria began offering vegan options last year. In creating the university vegan menu, VegeProject Japan cooperated with cafeteria staff and students, introducing menu items and businesses, and holding tasting events. The vegan menu items are marked with our vegan certification mark.
On this year’s Homecoming Day, there will be activities to promote the vegan menus at the cafeteria. For example, visitors can receive free vegetable seeds with the purchase of vegan menu items. Sale of a limited-time vegan menu is also scheduled. These events will be organized by the Green Transformation Student Network (GXSN), a student group at the University of Tokyo focused on creating a sustainable future.
Other items available for sale at the event include keema curry sauce and omelet rice made with soy meat, as well as soy meat ham cutlets and fried chicken skewers.
Vegan-certified snacks to be sold at the Gakushikai’s beer stall
The “Gakushikai“, a General Incorporation Association of alumni, students, and faculty the National Seven Universities, including the University of Tokyo, will also have a stall at the Homecoming Day. The organization will introduce its activities while selling beer and snacks at its “Beer Stall”.
The “Beer Stall” will be selling our vegan certified “VEGAN STYLE Nuts Kenbi” and introducing our vegan mark. Come enjoy the University of Tokyo’s Homecoming Day with a beer and vegan snack in hand!
Gakushikai’s stall at a past event
Poster on display at the stall
Event Information
22nd University of Tokyo Homecoming Day
Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023 ※The stores on the Ginnan street are open between 11:00~16:00.
Place: Near the University of Tokyo Yasuda Auditorium ※Online also available
Homepage: https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/adm/hcd/
Announcement of related event: VegeProject Japan’s founder will speak at Juichi Yamagiwa and Mari Urabe’s lecture event.
On November 5, 2023, the same “Gakushikai” are one of several organizations hosting a special lecture event: “Guide for a prosperous future”. Haruko Kawano, founder of VegeProject Japan, will participate in this event as a panelist.
The lecture will consist of keynote speeches and panel discussions led by primatologist and former president of Kyoto University Juichi Yamagiwa, and Mari Urabe, the eldest daughter of Hirofumi Uzawa, who proposed a theory incorporating environmental concerns into economics. In addition to Yamakawa and Urabe, the panel discussion will include four representatives of the younger generation. They will deepen the discussion on the future of society by sharing their diverse expertise and knowledge.
For details and registration, please click here.
