How is the Sakura Matsuri Shaping Up?
The Japan-America Society will hold its 45th Annual Sakura Matsuri – Japanese Street Festival – on Saturday, April 8 from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, immediately following the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade.
We believe our Matsuri is now the largest Japanese Street Festival in the United States, and it is growing again, spreading its wings further down Pennsylvania Avenue. This year's Matsuri will stretch west to east from 14th Street to 10th Street on Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, and from Pennsylvania to Constitution Avenues on 12th Street, NW.
The Matsuri is also adding a new section, J-POP LAND, to reflect the growing American interest in Japanese popular culture, including anime (Japanese animation) and manga (Japanese comics), as well as karaoke and DDR (Dance, Dance Revolution), two Japanese imports that have become part of American culture.
The Society also is making the Matsuri’s overall design more convenient and visitor-friendly, adding one more Taste of Japan section featuring Japanese and Asian cuisine, and an additional beer garden. We hope this will reduce waiting time considerably.
In addition to the new J-POP LAND, the Matsuri will continue to host its traditional favorites:
--Japanese Performing Arts, including koto music, classical and folk dances, and the dramatic taiko drums, always a crowd-pleaser
--Martial arts demonstrations, including karate, aikido, sumo, and kyudo
--Arts and Crafts demonstrations and exhibits of traditional Japanese culture
--The Ginza Arcade featuring Japanese products for sale, and
--The ever-popular Taste of Japan, with 20 Japanese and Asian restaurants
As the producer of the Sakura Matsuri and a partner of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, the Japan-America Society works with over 100 different organizations and sponsors and 300 volunteers to ensure its success.
We believe our Matsuri is now the largest Japanese Street Festival in the United States, and it is growing again, spreading its wings further down Pennsylvania Avenue. This year's Matsuri will stretch west to east from 14th Street to 10th Street on Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, and from Pennsylvania to Constitution Avenues on 12th Street, NW.
The Matsuri is also adding a new section, J-POP LAND, to reflect the growing American interest in Japanese popular culture, including anime (Japanese animation) and manga (Japanese comics), as well as karaoke and DDR (Dance, Dance Revolution), two Japanese imports that have become part of American culture.
The Society also is making the Matsuri’s overall design more convenient and visitor-friendly, adding one more Taste of Japan section featuring Japanese and Asian cuisine, and an additional beer garden. We hope this will reduce waiting time considerably.
In addition to the new J-POP LAND, the Matsuri will continue to host its traditional favorites:
--Japanese Performing Arts, including koto music, classical and folk dances, and the dramatic taiko drums, always a crowd-pleaser
--Martial arts demonstrations, including karate, aikido, sumo, and kyudo
--Arts and Crafts demonstrations and exhibits of traditional Japanese culture
--The Ginza Arcade featuring Japanese products for sale, and
--The ever-popular Taste of Japan, with 20 Japanese and Asian restaurants
As the producer of the Sakura Matsuri and a partner of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, the Japan-America Society works with over 100 different organizations and sponsors and 300 volunteers to ensure its success.
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