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Building on the great success of the last two years, the 3rd Japan Parade in New York City will be held on Saturday, May 11 2024. The purpose of the parade is to celebrate, express, and bring awareness to the friendship between NYC and Japan with a thank you from the Japanese community.

PARADE

Date: Saturday, May 11th, 2024
Time: 1:00PM –
Route: Central Park West

STREET FAIR

Date: Saturday, May 11th, 2024
Time: 11:00AM – 5:00PM
Location: 72nd street
(Btwn Central Park W & Columbus Ave)

Opening Ceremony

12:30PM at Central Park West between 70th & 71st Street

Part I

Opening Performance by Soh Daiko
National Anthem of the United States of America by Sonya Balsara
National Anthem of Japan by Hirona Amamiya
OPENING REMARKS
Shingo Kunieda, Grand Marshal
Ambassador Mikio Mori, Honorary Chairman, Japan Day Inc.
Koichi Yamaguchi, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Officers, Japan Day Inc.
Presentation of Proclamations

Part II

Japan National Tourism Organization
“U.S.-Japan Tourism Year 2024”
Japan Parade Art Contest Winners and Prizes Announcement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan’s Promotional Video

Japan Parade Line of March

1. NYPD Horse Mounted Officers
2. NYPD Color Guards
3. NYPD Asian Jade Society
4. NYPD Police Band
5. Grand Marshal - SHINGO KUNIEDA
6. Japanese Flag - Hunter College Japanese Program & NY Ishikawa Kenjinkai
7. U.S. Flag - Aozora Community Foundation
8. Consulate General of Japan in NY, LED Truck
9. NYC Mayor's Office & City Agencies
10. Harrison Fire Department
11. JAVA—Japanese American Veteran’s Association
12. Japanese Forum Club in West Point
13. New York Taiko Aiko Kai
14. Samukawa Jinja
15. The New Jersey Japanese School - Samukawa Jinja Portable Shrine
16. Honorary Chairman, Japan Day Inc.
MIKIO MORI 
Ambassador and Consul General of Japan in NY (in Lexus)
17. Consulate General of Japan in NY and Friends
18. The Japan Foundation, New York
19. Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. [Diamond Sponsor Float]
20. Koubukan Kendo of NY
21. Park Slope Roll
22. Japan Day Inc. Sponsor Acknowledgement, LED Truck
23. The Japanese Folk Dance Institute of NY
24. Chairman of the Board of Directors and Officers, Japan Day Inc.
KOICHI YAMAGUCHI
President & CEO for the Americas, Sojitz Corporation (in Lexus)
25. Sojitz Corporation of America (Marchers)
26. Soh Daiko [Platinum Sponsor Float, Sojitz Corporation of America]
27. World Seido Karate Organization                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
28. New York City Kendo Club Inc
29. The Japanese Medical Society of America, Inc.
30. Sachiyo Ito and Company [Platinum Sponsor Float, Marubeni America Corporation] 
31. New York Gunma Prefectural Association
32. Ken-Zen Dojo
33. Hisamitsu America, Inc. [Diamond Sponsor Float]
34. The Japanese American Association of New York, Inc.
35. New York Japanese-American Lions Club
36. Japan Day Inc. Sponsor Acknowledgement, LED Truck
37. Kogyoku Yosakoi
38. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (Marchers)
39. COBU [Diamond Sponsor Float, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited]
40. Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans
41. New York Kyoto Club
42. Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York, Inc. / J.C.C. Fund / The Nippon Club, Inc.
43. Japanese Artists Association of New York, Inc. w/ sarAika Movement Collective
44. International Karate Organization Kyokushinkaikan [Platinum Sponsor Float, Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.]
45. Biwanko Japanese Taiko Group
46. NY Hiroshima-Kai & NY Aichi Kenjin-Kai - Japan Village Portable Shrine
47. Long Island Japanese Culture Center
48. Japan Performing Arts, Inc. 
49. Forest House of Manhattan
50. Keio Academy of New York
51. Byakkokan Dojo
52. Japan Day Inc. Sponsor Promo Video, LED Truck
53. NYC Area Judo Community
54. 10tecomai, Kazanami and Kochi Yosakoi Ambassador KIZUNA International Team [Platinum Sponsor Float, Tokio Marine America]
55. Waseda University New York Alumni Association
56. Greater New York Naginata Federation
57. Brooklyn Nihongo Gakuen
58. Hello Kitty
59. Goshu Ondo Team
60. Tokyo Bronx ACG
61. PS147 Isaac Remsen Brooklyn JDLP
62. Demon Slayer: The Stage [Japan Parade Official Float]
63. New York University Japanese Program
64. Bookend Tutoring
65. LGBT+ JAPAN
66. Harlem Japanese Gospel Choir [Platinum Sponsor Float, ITOCHU International, Inc.]
67. New York Lolitas
68. Japanese American Social Services, Inc.
69. Consulate General of Japan in NY, LED Truck
70. New York Amami Association
71. Nomura America Foundation (Marchers)
72. Taiko Masala Dojo [Platinum Sponsor Float, Nomura America Foundation]
73. NY Ibaraki Kenjin-kai - Portable Shrine
74. Anime NYC
75. All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. [Diamond Sponsor Float]
76. Japan Karate Association of New York
77. Music for SDGs
78. U.S. Flag - New York Wakayama Kenjinkai
79. Japanese Flag - Northeast Council of Teachers of Japanese 
80. New York Yamaguchi Prefecture Association
81. Yamaguchi City Government, Float
82. Passaic County Technical Institute
83. NYC J fashion
84. Sophia University Alumni Association
85. Japan Society
86. Japan National Tourism Organization, Float
87. Japan Day Inc. Sponsor Acknowledgement, LED Truck
88. NY Dance Artistry Hariyama Ballet
89. New York/New Jersey Kyudo Kai
90. American Buddhist Study Center
91. Naoya Ogura Band [Platinum Sponsor Float, Sumitomo Corporation of America]
92. Japanese American United Church
93. Jazzercise Scarsdale
94. New York Kenshinkai
95. The New York Chapter of the Meiji University Alumni Association
96. New York Budo Association
97. Triple D Dance Unlimited
98. Tokyo-Frost Valley YMCA Partnership
99. NY de Volunteer

Subject To Change

Grand Marshal of Japan Parade 2024

SHINGO KUNIEDA

Wheelchair tennis star and four-time Paralympic gold medalist Shingo Kunieda will be the Grand Marshal of the 3rd Japan Parade.

Widely considered by many as the best wheelchair tennis player in history, Shingo Kunieda is a seven-time International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Champion, the first wheelchair tennis player to secure a Grand Slam, and the first male wheelchair tennis player to achieve a “Career Grand Slam,” in which a player wins each of the four major championships over the course of their career. In 2006, Kunieda made history by becoming the first Asian to reach rank No. 1 in the world rankings and in April 2009, Kunieda became the first Japanese wheelchair tennis player to turn pro. Kunieda also holds four gold and two bronze medals over four Paralympic Games. Dominating the sport for 21 years, he retired from wheelchair tennis in 2023 at the age of 38.

In March 2023, Kunieda became the first Para athlete to receive the People’s Honor Award in Japan. Established in 1977, the award has been presented by Japanese Prime Ministers to people who brought a “light of hope” to society through accomplishments in different fields such as sports and culture. He has also achieved six Guinness Book of World Records titles.

“I am very honored to serve as Grand Marshal of the Japan Parade, and I’m delighted to be involved in this opportunity to promote Japanese culture,” said Shingo Kunieda. “I look forward to marching in the parade with all of you.” 

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"Demon Slayer" is coming all the way from Japan for the Japan Parade!

We are very excited to inform you that the cast of the 2.5D theater adaptation of internationally beloved manga/anime series "Demon Slayer" is coming all the way from Japan for the Japan Parade on Saturday, May 11, 2024!

Special appearances by Tanjiro Kamado, Inosuke Hashibira, Kyojuro Rengoku, and Shinobu Kocho.

"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba," created by Koyoharu Gotouge, was published weekly in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2016 to 2020, and the series has sold over 150 million copies to date. The anime series was the top anime on Netflix in 2023. "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train" recorded approximately 41.35 million moviegoers in total and became the highest-grossing Japanese animated film at the global box office, grossing over 51.7 billion yen, as featured in the Guiness World Records. The 2.5D theater adaptation of "Demon Slayer" premiered in Tokyo in 2020. The fifth season of the anime and the next movie installment premiere this year.

DEMON SLAYER: THE STAGE CAST
Tanjiro Kamado (SHOGO SAKAMOTO)
Inosuke Hashibira (YUGO SATO)
Kyojuro Rengoku (HIROSHI YAZAKI)
Shinobu Kocho(YOKO KADOYAMA)
Demon-Slayer swordsmen  
(KENTA HOSHI and MASAHIDE TADA)

Special Thanks to KIMETSU NO YAIBA the stage committee
（NELKE PLANNING, ANIPLEX, SHUEISHA）

ⒸKoyoharu Gotoge/SHUEISHA ⒸKIMETSU NO YAIBA the stage committee

Japan Street Fair

Date: Saturday, May 11th, 2024
Time: 11:00AM – 5:00PM
Location: 72nd street (Btwn Central Park W & Columbus Ave)

From Japan Parade 2023

About Us

Japan Day @ Central Park was founded in 2007. This event was held every May in Central Park until 2019, to celebrate and promote the U.S.-Japan friendship, express gratitude to NYC, and strengthen the solidarity of the Japanese-American community.

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