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JAPAN PARADE 2024
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Saturday, May 11, 2024
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* JAPAN PARADE 2024 * * Saturday, May 11, 2024 * Apply Now
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)
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
From Japan Parade 2023
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Official Sponsors 2023
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Art Contest
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Gallery
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Press Coverage
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.
Visit our About page to learn more!
