JAPAN PARADE

The purpose and significance​

Every year our festival Japan Day @ Central Park celebrates Japanese culture, art, tradition, and food at Central Park. Our event is designed to introduce our culture to New Yorkers and to connect with the local Japanese community. In 1860, Japan’s delegation officially visited the US  for the first time. To commemorate this moment, we originally planned to celebrate the 160th anniversary by recreating the parade of samurai marching through the streets of Manhattan. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have postponed the event to 2022.

In order to hold the Japan Parade 2022, we are preparing the event to deepen engagement and spread the attraction of Japanese culture. There are Ethnic groups in New York who have come from all over the world and in the parade, they present their own culture and lifestyle. It will be our first-ever Japan Parade also the coming year is more important than ever for the Japan-U.S. relationship. It has been 150 years since a delegation, led by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Iwakura Tomomi, visited the United States in 1872. The Iwakura Mission gained expertise and learning in the western countries not only led to the development of Japan but also led to the establishment of the Consulate of Japan in New York that same year. We believe that it is so important to look back on the Japan-U.S. relationship and show appreciation to New York to hand over the baton to the next generation.  ​​

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