Korean tightrope walking (Photo: Republic of Korea / CC BY-SA 2.0)

Nikkan Matsuri 2025

Celebrating Japanese and Korean relations

Sleiman Azizi   - 1 min read
Venue : Komazawa Olympic Park When : Late Sep 2025

The Nikkan Festival is coming to Tokyo's Komazawa Park in late September. An exchange of cultures between Japan and Korea, the festival represents a celebration and coming together of both nations.

First held in 2009, the festival is staged in both Tokyo and Seoul over two days. The festival features numerous stage acts including performances by popular K-pop artists. In previous years, visitors have witnessed taekwondo martial art displays, cultural dances and singing performances, Korean acrobats, Japanese traditional arts as well as foods from both countries.

The event is a free one and for those interested, volunteering opportunities are available.

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Sleiman Azizi

Sleiman Azizi @sleiman.azizi

I'm a Japanese Permanent Resident with over 650 published articles on Japan as well as 5 English language books inspired by traditional Japanese literature.I'm also a Japan Travel expert for Tokyo, so if you've anything to say about Japan's never ending capital - or just Japan in general - don't ...