July 20, 2025: 28th Japan Festival in the English Garden

PARTY TIP: Japanese Cultural Festival in Munich - Sunday, July 20th for the 28th Japan Festival with manga, tea ceremony, martial arts, dance, manga, and music

The 28th Japan Festival Munich 2025: A day with performances, sports, and Japanese culture at the Japan Festival in the English Garden

July 20th, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 6:30 PM: Japan Festival in the English Garden behind the Haus der Kunst - Admission is free!!! ! (ENGLISH, ITALIANO, DEUTSCH, FRANÇAIS)

Munich. The traditional Munich Japan Festival takes place once a year, on the third Sunday in July. This year, it is July 20th, 2025. At the back of the "Haus der Kunst" in Munich's English Garden, the Japanese teahouse "Kanshoan" (Prinzregentenstraße 1, 80538 Munich) is located adjacent to the festival grounds. The Japan Festival offers a fantastic stage program, martial arts demonstrations, and hands-on activities that bring traditional Japanese culture closer to you. Concerts, plays, and Japanese dances take place on the main stage. A special attraction is the cosplay competition organized by Animexx e.V., in which participants transform themselves into characters from Japanese culture. So don't be surprised if you see lots of young people wandering around the English Garden in manga costumes; just go and join in the fun. The stage program starts at 12:00 noon with greetings from the City of Munich and the organizers. Admission is free. The entire program is listed below!

Le salon de thé japonais « KanShoAn » dans le Jardin anglais de Munich – derrière la Maison des Arts, ce cadre idyllique symbolise l'amitié germano-japonaise. Photo : A. Waess (photo de presse du 18 juillet 2025)

Japanese culture at the stalls

At the almost 40 stalls, Far Eastern teas, introductions to Japanese games like Go, craft techniques like Ikebana, and Japanese art like calligraphy and haiku are demonstrated. Simply join in and play along and get to know a wonderful culture.

When: Sunday, July 20, 2025
The festival begins at 11:00 a.m.
The official program and performances begin at 12:00 p.m.
Expected end: approximately 6:00 p.m.
Admission is free

Where: The venue is behind the Haus der Kunst

Sports clubs will demonstrate Japanese martial arts on the grounds

such as karate,
judo
and aikido
There will be Japanese archery
and much more...

And the restaurant menu will feature many Japanese specialties

sake,
sushi
tempura
tea
....

The stage highlights at the Japan Festival in the English Garden

Dance performance by the Japanese International School Munich
Children's Play (dances) by the Japanese Institute in Munich
Choral performance by the German-Japanese Women's Choir Munich
Theatrical performance by the Maximiliansgymnasium Munich
Pop concert by singer-songwriter Miyu Hidaka

Chigusa Sakon and Shingo Horie give an insight into traditional Japanese Bon dance – participation is encouraged

Choral performance by the Munich Animanga Choir
Concert by soprano Keiko Obai with pianist Hiroko Utsumi
Animexx cosplay competition with many attractive prizes

You can also find souvenirs and gifts on the grounds:

Japanese ceramics,
Ikebana,
Shoji woodwork,
Japanese games to participate in,
Japanese archery,
Japanese dance,
and much more

Program schedule for the Japan Festival 2025 in Munich

12:00 – 12:20 p.m.: Official opening ceremony begins

Welcome and welcoming speech by Consul General Kenichi Bessho of the Japanese Consulate General in Munich

Welcoming speech from the City of Munich by Mr. Beppo Brem

Welcoming speech by President Dr. Oliver Schön from the German-Japanese Society in Bavaria
Welcoming speech by President Ikkei Kinouchi of the Japan Club Munich

12:20 – 12:40 Dance performance: Japanese International School
12:40 – 1:00 Children's Play (dances): Japanese Institute in Munich
1:00 – 1:20 Theater performance: Gekidan Mori
1:20 – 1:40 German-Japanese Choir Munich (members of the Japan Club Munich and the German-Japanese Society in Bavaria)
1:40 – 2:00 Theater performance in Japanese at the Maximiliansgymnasium Munich
2:00 – 2:30 Pop concert: Miyu & Jay
2:30 – 3:00 Shamisen performance: Shinroku powered by GoodRaht GmbH
3:00 – 3:30 PM Drum Performance by Raiko
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Bon Dance by Sakon Chigusa & Horie Shingo
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Band Performance by SASEBO
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM City Pop, City Pop Performance by Nilo
5:00 PM – 6:05 PM Cosplay Contest* Animexx featuring Kumi Tanaka (Calligraphy Demonstration)
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM Bon Dance Participation by Sakon Chigusa & Horie Shingo

You can find the exact location of the booths in the

Goolge-Maps Übersicht - overview

Current information on the DJG Munich website:

www.djg-muenchen.de/pages/japanfest

By Pakka bike to the English Garden for the Japan Festival behind the Haus der Kunst, Photo: Helga Waess (press photo archive)

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