HIKARI – the Light of Japan in Łódź
The event took place on 12–13 June 2026 at Fabryka Grohmana in Łódź.
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🎌 HIKARI – the Light of Japan in Łódź
On 12–13 June 2026 Łódź becomes the meeting place of two worlds, Poland and Japan. Two days of business, technology, culture and sport bring together leaders, experts and everyone who works across borders.
Polish–Japanese Business Summit
📅 12 June 2026
📍 Łódź Special Economic Zone, ul. Tymienieckiego 22G
The summit is for companies, investors and everyone interested in economic cooperation between Poland and Japan. It is a place to exchange knowledge and to make business contacts worth keeping.
The programme:
- expert panels with business leaders and public institutions
- networking and B2B meetings
- a Business Mixer held in English
What you take away:
🤝 international partnerships
⚡ the trends shaping energy and infrastructure
💡 the potential of technological cooperation
🎟 Free of charge (registration required by 28 May)
🌸 HIKARI – the Polish–Japanese Festival of Culture and Sport
📅 13 June 2026 (Saturday)
📍 Łódź | ul. Tymienieckiego 22G
The second day celebrates Japanese culture and sport, and it is open to residents and to everyone who wants to come.
The programme:
🥋 the Polish Karate Championship – more than 200 competitors from across the country
🍵 Japanese culture workshops: the tea ceremony, Okinawa dance, origami and more
How the summit went
The Polish-Japanese Business Summit opened with welcome speeches, the announcement of a new postgraduate programme at the University of Łódź created with Polish-Japanese cooperation in mind, and the signing of a cooperation agreement between Sojitz Kyushu and WindTAK in the field of wind energy. In four panels, on energy, transport and ports, technologies, and education and joint investments, speakers included representatives of the Ministry of Energy, the Polish Investment and Trade Agency, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Hitachi, Fujitsu, Kajima, Takenaka, Daiwa House, JTI and SMBC, and the day closed with networking sessions and a Business Mixer in English. Japanese companies have invested more than PLN 2.1 billion in the Łódź SEZ to date. In the evening the jazz Tubis Trio played, and on the second day Fabryka Grohmana hosted the JKA Poland Open Championship in Japanese karate with over 200 competitors on two mats and Japanese culture workshops: kimono dressing, tea brewing, calligraphy and origami, as well as kyudo demonstrations. The event was co-organised by Dragosfera and the 2nd Secondary School in Łódź.
How it looked
On the first day Galanta hosted the Polish-Japanese Business Summit: a stage with an LED screen, expert panels with business leaders and institutions, a Business Mixer in English and a press conference. On the second day Fabryka Grohmana turned into a festival of culture and sport with the Polish Karate Championship and Japanese culture workshops. The Zone's team prepared and ran both days.
