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.
Fireworks of the 1983 Japan Week, the precursor of the Japan Day
Every Japan Day features the sale of Japanese food and drinks, as well as an extensive stage and sports program. Previous events have had performances by Japanese musicians, including koto players, choirs, J-Pop and J-Rock groups, as well as martial artists.
Late in the evening, a Bon dance marks the final event of the day. Spectators are invited to take part in the dance and Happis and Japanese fans are distributed to those participating.
The celebration closes with Japanese fireworks, consisting of several parts, each dedicated to a different topic.
2020 Cancellationedit
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 Cancellationedit
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.
^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 linksedit
Media related to Japan-Tag in Düsseldorf at Wikimedia Commons
Official Info about the Japan Day
April 14, 2024
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