Explore additional exciting Japan 2019 eventsat the Associated Programs page:www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/area/japan2019

JapanU.S.

The Japan Foundation

The Japan Foundation, New YorkThe Japan Foundation, Los Angeles

Arts and Culture Department

Email: info@jfny.org

Email: jflainfo@jflalc.org

Email: info-japan2019@jpf.go.jp

Website: www.jfny.org

Website: www.jflalc.org

Performing arts
National Cherry Blossom Festival Performances
The 2.5-Dimensional Musical "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon" The Super Live, a concert
featuring Ikuko Kawai Ensemble, as well as a performance by Yusaku Mochizuki (Mochi)
will be presented during the 2019 National Cherry Blossom Festival. Held annually inMarch – April in Washington, D.C., the festival celebrates the enduring friendshipbetween the people of Japan and the United States.
Date:
Venue:
Organizers:

Fri., Mar. 22 – Sun., Mar. 24, 2019
Warner Theatre, Freer Gallery of Art and other venues in Washington, D.C.
The Japan Foundation,
National Cherry Blossom Festival,
The Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Special support: Embassy of Japan in the United States of America
1.

"Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon" The Super Live will also be presented in New York on March 29 & 30.
1. © Naoko Takeuchi, PNP/Production Committee of "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon" The Super Live

Performing arts

JAPAN DAY

Japan Day @ Central Park is an annual event designed by the Japanesecommunity of New York to promote a deeper understanding of Japaneseculture. Founded in 2007, Japan Day is celebrating its 13th annual event inMay 2019. Japan Day consists of Japan Run, a 4-mile run organized by New
York Road Runners, and Japan Day Festival, with exciting stage performances,
activity tents where visitors can experience Japanese culture, and food tents
offering free samples of Japanese cuisine.

Performing arts

Date:Venue:
Organizers:

Sun., May 12, 2019
Central Park (Bandshell Area)
Japan Day Inc.,The Japan Foundation
Special support: Consulate General of Japan inNew York
Photo By GION

JAPAN NIGHT

Japan Night is a one-night only special event in New York
City on May 12, 2019, in collaboration with Japan Day @Central Park. Japan Night will celebrate contemporary
popular Japanese music with four of the most successful
artists in Japan today. For tickets, please visit the website:www.japannight.org

Sun., May 12, 2019
Date:
Venue & Performers: PlayStation Theater – HYDE & WagakkiBand
Sony Hall – MISIA & Puffy AmiYumi
The Japan Foundation, Gorgeous Entertainment,Organizers:
DISK GARAGE, Cool Japan Music
Top, from left to right: MISIA, WagakkiBand. Bottom, from left to right: HYDE, Puffy AmiYumi

Come explore the world of Japanese arts and culture at Japan 2019 festival events!
As the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games approach, Japan 2019aims to broaden understanding of and interest in Japanese culture through myriad
Japan-related cultural events across the United States throughout 2019.
We invite you to attend the official programs highlighted in this brochure as wellas the associated programs taking place in various parts of the country.
For more information, please visit:www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/area/japan2019