JAPAN Fes Summer Matsuri
Sunday, August 28 from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
East Village – 4th Avenue between 9th and 11th Streets
Admission: Free
The JAPAN Fes Annual Summer Matsuri returns to the East Village this Sunday! Wear your yukata and enjoy Japanese street food summer festival games. In addition to a yukata contest, there will be yo-yo fishing, bouncing ball scooping, and water shooting.
Plenty of Japanese and Asian street food will be available for purchase, and other vendors selling goods will be on hand as well.

Select Vendors
9Tail9 – Japanese- and anime-inspired clothing
Baby Cloud LLC – Japanese-themed baby clothing
The Boiis Co. – Mochi-based desserts
Catmint Wheel Cake – Imagawayaki (Taiwanese dessert influenced by Japan)
C Bao Dumpling – Pork and chicken dumplings
Collectible Goods – Vintage Japanese records and ephemera
Filro – Shaved ice desserts made with South Asian fruit
Go! Go! Curry! – Japanese katsu curry
Hikari wo Sagasu – Super-cute Japanese-themed accessories
Japanese Vintage Kimono and gift items
Japanklyn – Clothing inspired by the cultures of Japan and Brooklyn
Karls Balls – Takoyaki
Keyks – Homemade “artisanal Twinkies”
Mao’s Bao – Fluffy and juicy dumplings
Matcha n’ More – Matcha soft serve
Menya Jiro – Ramen
Mister Bocadillos – Churros with sweet, melted chocolate
Moshi – Yuzu drinks
New York Japanese-American Lions Club Charities, Inc. – T-shirts, stationery, vintage toys
Oconomi – Okonomiyaki
Oh Dango – Dango (mochi balls on a skewer)
Oh K-Dog – Korean hot dogs
Pfizer – Clinical Trial
RESOBOX – Yakisoba
Sam’s Fried Ice Cream – Combination of Japanese tempura and ice cream
Smoove Ice Cream – Ice cream-based Asian-fusion desserts
So Sarap – Meat skewers and tempura
Tojo’s Kitchen – Karaage
Tonkatsu Me – Breaded, deep-fried pork or chicken cutlet with teriyaki sauce
Twisted Potato – Flavored potato on a stick
wuhao newyork Tenugui Art – Japanese tenugui and furoshiki
Yakitori Tatsu – Yakitori meat and vegetable skewers
For more information and a full list of vendors, please visit the JAPANFes website and Facebook event page.
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