Japan Day in Düsseldorf

The Japan Day (German: Japan-Tag) (Japanese: 日本デー) is a German-Japanese festival celebrated every year in May or June at Düsseldorf in Germany.

[1] According to German media in 2014 and 2016 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.

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.

Spectators are invited to take part in the dance and Happis and Japanese fans are distributed to those participating.