JAPAN MATSURI 2024

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A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who came out to JAPAN MATSURI 2024 – visitors, performers, and our incredible volunteers!

See you next year – ありがとうございます – ARIGATO GOZAIMASU!

Please check our social media for pics from the matsuri!

JAPAN MATSURI, the UK’s much-loved and biggest annual festival of Japanese culture and food, will return to Trafalgar Square on Sunday 6 October, from 10am to 8pm. Admission is free.

Showcasing Japanese culture in the UK, Japan Matsuri has attracted a loyal audience of Londoners, the Japanese community and other visitors, families and friends each year since 2009 (at Spitalfields in 2009 & 2010, at County Hall in 2011, and at Trafalgar Square since 2012) and has established itself as a symbol of the long-standing bonds (Kizuna 絆) between Japan and the UK.

Check the programme here.

STALLS &
Information Centre

We are delighted to welcome old favourites and new stalls to 2024 Japan Matsuri. Food stalls are located in the centre of the Square, on either side of the famous fountains.

MATSURI
PERFORMERS

There is plenty to see all the day of Japan Matsuri. The programme of stage performance for this year will feature exciting new acts as well as the return of favourites from previous Matsuri.

GET INVOLVED

We are seeking volunteers who can help us both before and during the festival on the 6 October. It’s a great opportunity to enjoy the event and make new friends at the same time, so please join us!!!

JAPAN MATSURI SONG “IBUKI"
You can listen to “IBUKI” here! Let’s dance and sing together.

English | Japanese

LOCATION

TRAFALGAR SQUARE
LONDON WC2N 5DS