Kinjin (officially the Japanse Cultuurvereniging Eindhovense Studenten Kinjin) was founded in 2003 as a student association with the goal of promoting Japanese pop culture. With around 100 members, Kinjin is a tightly-knit group of people who all share the same passion for Japanese Culture. It is these members who make Kinjin thrive. Together, we host a slew of activities each day of the week, which can be seen on the agenda. With over 20 committees, also known as Jins, many elements of Japanese culture are represented. We have our own room in the basement of Luna on the TU/e campus, where members can hang out at any point during the day. You can come and go as you please to share your passion for Japanese culture with everyone!

Kinjin can also be found outside of Eindhoven. We often host activities at conventions, such as Abunaiopen_in_new, Tomofairopen_in_new, and AnimeConopen_in_new. We are also members of Anigenda and the Dutch Mahjong Associationopen_in_new. We are always happy to extend our external network and spread the passion for Japanese culture.

The name Kinjin (金人) consists of the two characters: 金 (kin), meaning "gold" and 人 (jin), meaning "person". Although the name Kinjin has no official meaning in Japanese, a literal interpretation would be read as "gold person".

Our logo features Haru, Kinjin's mascot. Haru is intentionally kept ambiguous in their gender presentation so as to represent all of Kinjin. Capturing Japan's classical culture, Haru is dressed as a samurai, holding a banner containing the Japanese characters for Kinjin written calligraphically. Behind Haru is the familiar red sun from the Japanese flag.

Japan's modern culture is represented through Haru's portrayal in an art style inspired by manga. Ironically, having Haru as our mascot references their popularity within Japan, where many places, regions, organizations, and businesses use them as promotion.

Haru bears the colors of Kinjin: Red, black, and gold.