First held in 1961, the Sakura Matsuri - Japanese Street Festival is now the largest one-day exhibition of Japanese culture
in the United States.
Stretching for nearly one mile through the streets of downtown Washington DC, from near the White House to FBI headquarters, the Sakura Matsuri is held each spring as the climax of the two-week National Cherry Blos
som Festival. On good weather days, it has drawn over 140,000 visitors in 7 hours.
The Sakura Matsuri is a free, family-friendly festival. There are over 15 vendors of Japanese food, two beer gardens,
30 exhibitors of Japanese arts and culture, 15 vendors of Japanese products, and over 30 hours of live performances on five stages, including traditional and popular Japanese music and dance and martial arts demonstrations.
The Sakura Matsuri - Japanese Street Festival is divided into six main areas:
Taste of Japan - with restaurants selling Japanese food The Ginza Marketplace - selling traditional Japanese products J-POP Land - celebrating modern, youthful Japan Performing Arts - featuring traditional Japanese music and dance Japanese Martial Arts Japanese Arts and Culture Exhibitions
There’s something for everyone at the Sakura Matsuri!
Join Us at the 50th Sakura Matsuri - Japanese Street Festival
Click here for Sakura Matsuri visitor page
Saturday, April 10, 2010 from 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
12th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
For 2010 Festival Guidelines, click here.
If you want to sell, perform, demonstrate, or exhibit, click here.
If you want to volunteer for the Sakura Matsuri, click here (PDF).
If you want to volunteer you can register online, online registration.
The Japan-America Society of Washington, Inc.
1819 L Street NW, Level 1B, Washington DC 20036
(T) 202-833-2210 (F) 202-833-2456 Email: jaswdc@us-japan.org
