Date: Saturday, May 10th, 2025
Opening Ceremony: 12:30PM (Opening Ceremony)
*Live Streaming on @japanparadenyc Instagram
Parade starts at 1:00PM
Street Fair: 11:00AM – 5:00PM
Parade Route: Central Park West, from 81st to 67th street (Southbound)
Street Fair Location: 72nd Street (Between Central Park West & Columbus Ave)
-Line of March-
1. NYPD Honor Guard
2. NYPD Police Band
3. Grand Marshal - MASAHARU MORIMOTO (in Lexus)
4. Japanese Flag - Aichi, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki Kenjinkai
5. U.S. Flag - Wakayama Kenjinkai
6. FDNY Phoenix Society
7. Harrison Fire Department
8. Biwanko Group
9. Japanese American Veteran’s Association
10. Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors and Officers, Japan Day Inc. / MIKIO MORI (in Lexus)
11. Consulate General of Japan in NY and Friends
12. Consulate General of Japan in NY, LED Truck
13. The Japan Foundation, New York
14. ANA (All Nippon Airways) [Diamond Sponsor Float]
15. New York Budo Association
16. Greater New York Naginata Federation
17. Japan Day Inc. Sponsor Acknowledgement, LED Truck
18. President and Chairman of the Board of Directors and Officers, Japan Day Inc. / SHINICHI OKAMOTO
19. Nippon Life Insurance Company (Marchers)
20. COBU [Platinum Sponsor Float, Nippon Life Insurance Company]
21. Mr. & Mrs. Mets (New York Mets)
22. Brooklyn de Kosodate
23. New York Amami Association
24. New York / New Jersey Kyudo Kai
25. New York Kenshinkai
26. Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America Inc. [Diamond Sponsor Float]
27. Anime NYC
28. Hiroko Onoyama with Young People’s Chorus of New York City
29. Music for SDGs
30. 2025 Japan Parade Community Leader – KOJI SATO
31. The Japanese American Association of New York, Inc.
32. Japan Village Portable Shrine - U.S.-Japan Council
33. New York Japanese-American Lions Club
34. Yosakoi Dance Project - 10tecomai / KAZANAMI
[Platinum Sponsor Float, ITOCHU International Inc.]
35. Passaic County Technical Institute Japanese Class
36. Jazzercise Scarsdale
37. Japan Karate Association of NY
38. Japan Day Inc. Sponsor Acknowledgement, LED Truck
39. Tokyo-Frost Valley YMCA
40. Katsura Sunshine's Rakugo
41. HARLEM JAPANESE GOSPEL CHOIR [Platinum Sponsor Float, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas]
42. American Buddhist Study Center
43. Japanese Artists Association of New York w/sarAika movement collective
44. New York University East Asian Studies Japanese Program
45. Keio Academy of New York
46. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (Marchers)
47. Awa Odori New York / Japan Performing Arts [Platinum Sponsor Float, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
48. Samukawa Jinja
49. Samukawa jinja Portable Shrine - The Japanese School of New York (The Greenwich Japanese School)
50. NYC Area Judo Community
51. Triple D Dance Unlimited
52. New York Lolitas
53. NYC J-Fashion
54. Meiji University Alumni Association of New York
55. Naoya Ogura Band [Platinum Sponsor Float, Sojitz Corporation of America]
56. Sayaka Yamamoto
57. Forest House of Manhattan
58. J.C.C. Fund / Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York, Inc. / The Nippon Club, Inc.
59. New York Kimono Academy
60. International Karate Organization KYOKUSHINKAIKAN
61. Soh Daiko [Platinum Sponsor Float, KDDI America, Inc.]
62. Japanese American Social Services, Inc.
63. Japanese American United Church
64. Japan Day Inc. Sponsor Promo Video, LED Truck
65. WASEDA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
66. Goshu Ondo Team
67. Hello Kitty
68. My Melody
69. Kuromi
70. Brooklyn Nihongo Gakuen
71. Toyama City Government Float
72. New York Toyama Kenjinkai
73. New York Ishikawakenjinkai
74. The Japanese Folk Dance Institute of NY
75. Byakkokan Dojo
76. Tokyo Bronx ACG
77. Nomura Holding America Inc. (Marchers)
78. NY Dance Artistry Hariyama Ballet [Platinum Sponsor Float, Nomura Holding America Inc.]
79. Coalitiion of Asian Pacific Americans (CAPA)
80. Kogyoku Yosakoi
81. WORLD SEIDO KARATE ORGANIZATION
82. Hisamitsu America, Inc. [Diamond Sponsor Float]
83. NY Miyazaki Kenjinkai
84. New York Kyoto Club
85. Japanese Medical Society of America (JMSA)
86. Long Island Japanese Culture Center
87. U.S. Flag - The New Jersey Japanese School
88. Japanese Flag - Hunter College Japanese Program
89. Japan Airlines Co., Ltd [Diamond Sponsor Float]
90. Aozora Community Foundation Inc.
91. Gravis
92. Maid Cafe Collaboration of New York City
93. Consulate General of Japan in NY, LED Truck
94. NYC Otaku Choir
95. Koubukan Kendo of NY
96. Okinawa American Association of New York (OAANY)
97. New York Gunma Prefectural Association
98. Sachiyo Ito and Company [Platinum Sponsor Float, Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.) Inc.]
99. Ikebana International - New York Chapter #7
100. studio NAO style & Mayumi Kuki (Gluten-Free Mama)
101. SeiTomoko Hair Group
102. Taiko Masala Dojo [Platinum Sponsor Float, Marubeni America Corporation]
103. Ken-Zen Dojo
104. Edamovement Lab
105. Japan Day Inc. Sponsor Acknowledgement, LED Truck
106. New York Taiko Aikokai (NYTAK)
107. Aoyama Gakuin New York Alumni Association
108. Japanese Children's Society, Inc.
109. ATTACK on TITAN: The Musical [Japan Day Official Float]
110. NY de Volunteer
Friday, May 9th
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Grand Marshal of Japan Parade 2025
MASAHARU MORIMOTO
Chef Masaharu Morimoto — known to millions as the star of Iron Chef and Iron Chef America and now executive producer and head judge for Roku’s Sushi Master — has garnered critical and popular acclaim for his seamless integration of Western and Japanese ingredients. In 2001, Chef Morimoto opened his first restaurant in Philadelphia, which was later followed by restaurants in New York, Napa, Honolulu, Boca Raton, Mumbai, Mexico City, Tokyo, and Maui. Morimoto Asia Orlando at Disney Springs opened in 2015, followed by Momosan NYC and Morimoto Las Vegas at MGM Grand in 2016. Morimoto Asia Waikiki, Momosan Waikiki, and Morimoto Doha opened in 2018. Next came Momosan Seattle (2019), Momosan Wynwood (2020), Morimoto Taghazout Bay (2021), Sa’Moto (2021), Momosan at Hub Hall in Boston (2021), Morimoto Asia Napa and Momosan Santana Row (2022), Morimoto Bordeaux, Morimoto Jakarta, and Morimoto by Sea aboard Holland America Line’s Nieuw Amsterdam (2023), and most recently Mori Mori by Morimoto, which is set to open later this year, bringing Chef Morimoto’s global restaurant count to 24. His first cookbook, Morimoto: The New Art of Japanese Cooking (2007), won two IACP awards (in the “Chef’s and Restaurants'' category and the “First Book: The Julia Child Award"), and it was nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award. His second cookbook, Mastering The Art of Japanese Cooking (2017), introduces readers to the healthy, flavorful, surprisingly simple dishes favored by Japanese home cooks.
“I am deeply honored to be appointed the Grand Marshal of this year's Japan Parade in New YorkCity” said Chef Morimoto.“This role gives me a unique opportunity to celebrate and share the rich, dynamic culture of Japan with the heart of one of the world's most vibrant cities.”
Newly from this year, Introducing
2025 Japan Parade Community Leader
KOJI SATO
In a newly created position this year, Koji Sato will be the 2025 Japan Parade Community Leader with the goal of being the conduit between the Parade and the Japanese community in New York. Sato is the President of the Japanese American Association of New York, Inc., a position he’s held since 2022, He is on the board of Governors of the Japanese American National Museum on Los Angeles and is the co-chairperson and Board member of the Asian American Advisory Board in Westchester.
“I am very happy and honored to be the 2025 Community Leader for the Japan Parade,” said Koji Sato. “This event will showcase the culture of Japan and how Japanese and Japanese Americans in New York add to this vibrant and diverse community. I look forward to seeing you all at the Japan Parade.”
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.
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