23. JAPANMARKT BERLIN - JAPANISCHES SOMMERFEST

23rd JAPANMARKT BERLIN – JAPANESE SUMMER FESTIVAL

On July 5, 2026, JAPANMARKT BERLIN will take place for the 23rd time, and this year it will once again be held as the

JAPANESE SUMMER FEST at the Festsaal Kreuzberg.

From 12 p.m. to 7 p.m., Berlin’s JAPANESE CULTURAL FESTIVAL will open its doors to all Japan fans.

Visitors can look forward to art, culture, cuisine, and the way of life of the

Rising Sun.

The JAPANMARKT’s cultural program gives the audience the opportunity to embark on a journey through traditional

and modern Japan and to discover the diversity and adaptability of this culture.

For each event, the JAPANMARKT team curates a special selection of artists and presents

thematically coordinated presentations.

Cultural Program

• Japanese Summer Festivals – Welcome with a Quiz

• Traditional Japanese samurai martial arts from the 200-year-old Hokushin Ittō-Ryū school

Hyōhō from Tokyo

• YUKATA FASHION SHOW – Chihoko Yanagi & Models

• Bon Odori dance with Chihoko Yanagi

• Traditional Japanese dance by Chihoko Yanagi with soprano singer Takushi Minagawa and shamisen

musician Megumi Hayami

• Sugama Berlin Sanshin School – Music from Okinawa

• Jazz Duo Aseo & Kana Fuefuki – Japanese Music Meets Jazz

• Choir of the German-Japanese Society Berlin

• MIYU – Melodies of the Heart

• Satochiki - Wako Concert – Japanese string instrument

• NILO – Japanese City Pop

• Kimono presentation with costume historian Ann-Dorothee Schlüter

• TAIKO Drumming Group “Wadaiko Lin”

To allow visitors to experience Japanese culture and tradition in a personal way, the

JAPANMARKT offers visitors a wide variety of workshops and tastings.

Art and Culture Workshops

• Shodo—Japanese calligraphy and origami with Claudia Scheer

• Sake Tastings KENKO

• The 5 Flavors of Japan by Katrin Tiede, Hanabira

• Taiko Drum Workshop with Ken Sakamoto

• Japanese Tarot Card Reading by Aya Kahiwabara

• Tsunami Zaiku: Floral Hair Accessories by Chisato Sana

• Children’s Workshops: Painting T-Shirts with Japanese Motifs by Sabrina Gherscfeld

• Children’s Workshops: Painting Pokémon Cards by Smilytoys

• Samurai Workshops: Hokushin Ittō-Ryū Hyōhō Martial Arts School from Tokyo

• Kumon Workshop by Martha Friedrich

• Japanese Plant Dyeing – Yurika Sato

Food Court

Japanese pastries, matcha and yuzu ice cream, drinks with yuzu and matcha – Café FREUNDlich

Ramen, yakisoba – Earth Tokyo

Taiyaki, Korokke, Bao Burgers – toctoc

Dumplings - Restaurant Rolls

Karaage, onigiri, miso soup, ebikatsu, snacks – Tokyo Gohan

Melonpan, Shokupan – Oishii Shokupan

Daifuku Mochi - Shishi

Wagashi - ejima

Japanese Soft Cheesecake - Meo Meos Kitchen