JPA is please to annouce that we are participating Japan Parade as a group performing Awa Odori & Gujo Odori!
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Thank you to all the participants in Awa Odori & Gujo Odori JPA performance at Japan Parade! Also to Japan Day Inc. for putting it all together, to the volunteers, and to the spectators, thank you for your support!
We had a wonderful opportunity and memorable experience!
Photos from JPA performances in Japan Parade coming soon
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Major Japanese TV News Coverage Links (JPA footages included):
The Purpose and Significance
（Quote from Japan Day/Japan Parade Website)
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 2022, Japan Day is organizing the first-ever Japan Parade in New York City on Saturday, May 14.
The year 2022 marks the 150th anniversary of the visit of the Japanese mission led by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Iwakura Tomomi in 1872, which resulted in the remarkable development of Japan-U.S. relations, including the establishment of the consulate in New York. This year also celebrates the 150th anniversary of the introduction of baseball to Japan from the U.S., which remains very popular to this day.
In New York, ethnic groups from around the world have long held parades to showcase the rich culture and lifestyles of their communities. The Japan Parade will be the first parade in New York to honor the Japanese people and their heritage.
Initially, a parade was planned for 2020 to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the first Japanese delegates’ visit to the U.S. in 1860, as well as the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, but was sadly canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We are delighted to bring this two-year project to fruition. The purpose of the Japan Parade is to further promote friendship between the U.S. and Japan, to express gratitude to New York City, and to strengthen the solidarity of the Japanese-American community on this
DATE: Saturday, May 14th, 2022
TIME: 1:00 PM start
ROUTE: Along Central Park West between 81st Street and 68th Street (Heading south towards 68th Street)
