Date: June 6th 2010
Location: Central Park East Meadow
The event was designed by the Japanese community of New York with three missions in mind: 1) to promote deeper understanding of Japanese Culture, 2) to say “Thank you, New York!” for providing such a nurturing home to America’s largest Japanese Community, and 3) to strengthen relationships within the Japanese grassroots community.
Marking its fourth year as a New York City tradition, Japan Day @ Central Park will return to fill the green oasis of East Meadow with tents offering a wide range of Japanese traditional and family-friendly activities, free samplings of popular Japanese cuisine and powerful stage performances throughout the day, with top entertainers from New York and Tokyo. As in previous years, Japan Day is planned to kick off with the Japan Run, a mini-marathon, at 8AM, followed by the Japanese Day Festival in the East Meadow at 10AM with the opening of all activity tents and the stage show. And because 2010 marks the 150th anniversary of the First Japanese Diplomatic Mission to New York, there will be special activities to commemorate this historic milestone.
In 2009, over 45,000 New Yorkers participated in Japan Day @ Central Park. We hope Japan Day 2010 will once again bring thousands of New Yorkers to East Meadow to share the joy of Japanese culture!