# Building Together: Japanese Text Layout in Penpot

> Penpot team meetup in Akasaka on Japanese text layout: community feedback showcase, Q&A and mingling.

- When: Fri, December 4, 2026 18:30–21:30 JST
- Where: Aitria Inc., NMF Aoyama-itchome Bldg 3F, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo · In person
- Region: Kanto (Tokyo)
- Organizer: Spectrum Tokyo
- Language: JA/EN
- Source: Luma — https://lu.ma/2fze8ny1
- Page: https://japantech.info/events/luma-2fze8ny1/

## Summary

Penpot, the open-source design tool from Spain, is developing Japanese text layout support, and its team is visiting Tokyo to build it together with the local community. This listing is Day 2, a celebratory meetup on December 4 that follows a Day 1 feedback workshop on December 2.

Day 2 reviews what changed because of community feedback, introduces contributors, and includes a final showcase, a Q&A with Pablo Ruiz-Muzquiz and Alonso Torres of Penpot, and mingle time. People who skipped Day 1 are welcome.

The event is mainly run in English, with AI translation and Japanese-speaking staff available. Entry is 1,000 yen, and attendees must be 20 or older because alcohol is served.

## About the community

Spectrum Tokyo is a Tokyo design community that hosts talks and networking events for designers and people working with design. This event is a collaboration with the Penpot open-source team and Code for Japan.

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