{"id":22137,"date":"2026-05-15T19:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kyokushinkaikan.org\/en\/?p=22137"},"modified":"2026-05-15T19:16:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:16:00","slug":"japan-parade-in-new-york-city-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kyokushinkaikan.org\/en\/news\/22137\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Parade in New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kyokushinkaikan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/JP1-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kyokushinkaikan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/JP1-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kyokushinkaikan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/JP1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kyokushinkaikan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/JP1-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kyokushinkaikan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/JP1-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kyokushinkaikan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/JP1-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 5<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Japan Parade was held on May 9<sup>th<\/sup>, 2026 in New York City. Sponsored by the Japan Consulate, Ambassador Satoshi Katahara and the City of New York, 100 NY area based Japanese organizations representing traditional dance, martial arts, music, anime, and media arts, presented with over 2,700 participants. An estimated 50,000 spectators attended the parade celebrating Japanese culture, food and arts in the USA. From the IKO, New York and New Jersey members ages 2yrs old and up, walked the parade, and conducted a series of demonstrations along the way down the iconic route along Central Park West from 81st to 67th street. At the main stage red carpet, IKO members performed Kihon and Tameshiwari demonstrations, which were covered by US and Japan national news media and press organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OSU!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kyokushinkaikan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/JP2-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kyokushinkaikan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/JP2-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kyokushinkaikan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/JP2-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kyokushinkaikan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/JP2-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kyokushinkaikan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/JP2-1536x1148.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kyokushinkaikan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/JP2-2048x1530.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, 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