South West Japan Festival

31/03/2026

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18/03/2026

Excited to welcome an exchange student in our home!!

🌸 WELCOME KINDAI FUKUOKA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BUNBURY 🌸

Wishing host families a wonderful experience this week as Japanese students enjoy experiencing Australian Culture with you in your homes 🏠 and learning at Bunbury Senior High School 🎉 City of Bunbury

16/03/2026

Such a lovely time making memories with the students!!

16/01/2026

Jump into 2026 with a Cultural Adventure! 🎉 We’ve got 50 Japanese students coming in March! Programs are running all across the Southwest, and we’d love for you to be involved.

Welcome a Japanese student into your home and make new lifelong memories. Plus every time you host you enter a draw to win a Family Trip to Tokyo Disney! 🇯🇵

Get in touch today: https://goldeducationaltours.com.au/upcoming-programs/
Or email us at: [email protected] 🙌

— feeling excited.

11/12/2025

Such a lovely night!! Thank

10/12/2025

A beautiful opportunity to share culture with students!!

🎉JAPANESE STUDENTS ARE COMING TO BUSSELTON THIS MARCH 🎉

“Open your hearts and homes to Japanese students 🍱🎏 Please help us spread the word!

Cornerstone Christian College
📆10 March - 13 March
🏡Homestay 4 nights
🥰Host support payment
👨🏻‍🎓$220 x1 student
👩🏻‍🎓👩🏻‍🎓$440 x2 students

LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE 😃👇
https://goldeducationaltours.com.au/host-families/

This is a wonderful opportunity for your family to learn about new cultures🥰

Proudly presented by GOLD Educational Tours South West, your experts on all things Japan!

08/12/2025

26/11/2025

Such a lovely night!!

22/11/2025

Love working with you both!

Meet the newest members of the GOLD team! We are happy to announce that Scott and Sachiko Pearce have joined the GOLD team as Japanese Student Exchange Program Managers. They will be managing student exchange in our Southwest office down in Busselton. ☀️

With a passion for Japanese culture, music and language, Scott and Sachiko are actively involved in their local community and in local tourism such as the South West Japan Festival🇯🇵

Scott is an experienced Japanese High School teacher and has previously lived and taught English in Japan for over 3 years. Sachiko has years of experience teaching Japanese and English as second languages and organises cultural experiences with Japanese cuisine.

We are super excited to have Team Pearce on board and look forward to growing our homestay community across Southwest WA.

02/10/2025

25/09/2025

🌸 MATSURI DAY 🌸

On Sunday September 21st, we held the biggest event on the SWJF calendar - the Bunbury Matsuri Day! What a way to see out our 2 week long program.

The annual Matsuri Day is a full day of Japanese entertainment, including drumming, dancing, singing, and martial arts, held at Queens Park in Bunbury. There are also markets, food trucks, workshops, games, kimono try-ons, and more!🏮

For our full gallery of photos from the day, check out our Photos tab on our page 🌸

Video: Great Minds Media
Sponsored by: City of Bunbury Tourism Western Australia Simcoa, Your Turn Events and Studio42