Japan Day in Düsseldorf
The Japan Day (German: Japan-Tag) is a German-Japanese festival celebrated every year in May or June at Düsseldorf in Germany. The celebration can be seen as the successor of the Japan Week (German: Japan-Woche), that was first held in 1983 and again in 1993, as well as of the Japan Year (German: Japan-Jahr) 1999/2000. It is the largest festival of its kind in the world. North Rhine-Westphalia is the home of the biggest Japanese community in continental Europe.[1] According to German media in 2014 and 2016 the Japan Day attracted about 750,000 visitors, while the Japanese Consulate in Germany claims for the 2007 event a record figure of more than one million spectators.
Program
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Japan Day 2016
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Martial arts show 2016
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Cosplay in 2016
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Fireworks in 2014
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2016 cosplayers
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2023 fireworks
Every Japan Day features the sale of
In addition, there are several stalls showcasing
Late in the evening, a
The celebration closes with Japanese fireworks, consisting of several parts, each dedicated to a different topic.
2020 Cancellation
For the first time since its inception, the 2020 Japan Day event scheduled for 16 May was cancelled with no plans for a postponed event to take place later in the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] It is expected to resume as normal by the next planned event, taking place on 29 May 2021.[3]
2021 Cancellation
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic also the edition for 2021, that was originally scheduled for 29 May 2021, will be postponed [4] to May 2022. As an alternative there will be a series of smaller Japan-events that will be organised later this year.
See also
Sources
- ^ NRW Pressearchiv, Sept. 29, 2004 (in German)
- ^ Coronavirus crisis: cancellation of Japan Day Düsseldorf/NRW 2020 imperative
- ^ "Marathonlauf, Jazz-Rally und Japantag sind 2020 in Düsseldorf abgesagt". Westdeutsche Zeitung. 2020-03-24.
- ^ "Japan Day Düsseldorf/NRW". www.japantag-duesseldorf-nrw.de. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
External links
Media related to Japan-Tag in Düsseldorf at Wikimedia Commons