Apr 6 | JAPAN Fes @East Village / vol. 92

Step into spring at JAPAN Fes! The biggest Japanese street fair in the world, having been visited by 500,000 people, will set up in different neighborhoods of NYC. This April 6th it will be in the East Village- on Broadway between 8th and 9th Streets! Our vendors have been featured in publications such as The New York Times, Food Network, and The Today Show as a testament to their dedication of serving the best representation of Japanese cooking. A variety of new vendors are joining the JAPAN Fes Family so please help us welcome New York Sushi Doughnuts with their unique take on doughnut shaped sushi, The Sister House with their delicious okonomiyaki, and Beard Papa's with their light and fluffy cream puffs!
Come taste the best of Japan!
HOURS:10AM-6PM
LOCATION UPDATE: East Village (Broadway, 8th -9th St)
🎌Visit JAPAN Fes on all the event dates in 2024 and receive special JAPAN Fes items!🎌
This year, we are upgrading our loyalty program with more rewards!! Every time you attend the event, stop by the JAPAN Fes tent with black JAPAN Fes flags, and you will receive one stamp 📲 Once you collect five stamps, you will receive JAPAN Fes merchandise, an express pass, and special promotions all over the city 🤩🤩
Don't miss out on any of our exciting event dates! 🏃

Our Exclusive Japanese Vendors

Onisoba Fujiya
The 5-time Ramen Contest Champion is back from Japan to show NYC their award-winning Lobster Miso Ramen!
Their signature fluffy soufflé-style pancakes, a beloved dessert hailing from Japan, are eager to make your acquaintance. At SoftBite, they are passionate about introducing these trendy Japanese delights to the hearts and taste buds of New Yorkers. You can enjoy the exclusive Matcha Croissant Cube only at JAPAN Fes!
📸: @feedyourgirlfriend
Japanese ceramics and tableware like mugs, bowls, chopsticks, chopstick rests, and incense sticks
This bento is a traditional Japanese bento box that contains a well-balanced combination. Colorful and lively, and the bento is packed in a typically Japanese bento box container.
A5 Wagyu Kushi and A5 Wagyu Sando are juicy and luxurious Wagyu options by Jspec Wagyu Master 🍖✨ Jspec is serving the true quality of Japanese Wagyu beef. They are authorized to sell Ozaki and Kobe beef by the Japanese wagyu association 😳 They have also been featured in Forbes, Bloomberg, GOTHAM, or AVENUE! Don’t miss the mouthwatering juicy Japanese gourmet!
Trendy photogenic sweets: Cream Puff, Cookies. You can enjoy their special Matcha flavors only for JAPAN Fes
Juicy and tender, everyone's favorite Japanese fried chicken, Karaage featured in the NY Times! Come try their best-selling karaage before they are sold out again!
Explore a savory paradise in the Japanese culture by trying out these delicious Japanese vegetable pancakes, Oconomiyaki by @oconomi_nyc Extra soft on the inside and topped with rich okonomiyaki sauce
KARLSBALLS TAKOYAKI is the only foreign takoyaki business recognized by the Japan Konamon Association in Osaka, Japan.
Karl and his team are fully dedicated to bringing real, authentic takoyaki to the west, buy using
premium ingredients, craft homemade takoyaki sauce, executed on special copper molds not found anywhere in the United States. Come experience authentic, real takoyaki at Japan Fes by visiting Karl and is staff! Takoyaki is the most famous Japanese street food!!! Karl has been featured on NHK/BS1 news, Buzzfeed, The Cooking Channel, Vice Channel and many more media outlets!
They have been wholesaling unique Japanese 🇯🇵 craft items in NYC for over twenty years, showing our merchandise at the New York International Gift Show at the Javits Center twice a year 🥰 Two times a year I personally return to Japan, searching for wonderful things to buy. Among the items we carry are inexpensive "Mingei" Folk Art items from all over Japan 🗾; Origami and Chiyogami papers, silk and cotton Kimonos, stationery such as Note Cards and Note Pads, plus a large assortment of other unique gift items. We would be very interested in showing you our selection of Japanese gift items 😊
Japanese merch such as vintage records, movie brochures, toys, books, vintage Japanese pop records, or vintage movie brochures! Don’t forget to stop by to find cool vintage items!
Chewy mochi filled cookies featured in Eater NY, TimeOut NY, NBC New York live.
Wheel Cake, also known as “Imagawayaki,” a Japanese dessert that originated in Japan featured in Insider. Not only do we select the freshest and highest quality ingredients to serve the best wheel cakes in town, but we have also spent months perfecting our recipes in order to deliver the most luscious and unique taste to everyone.
Cream Puff : Our original recipe shell & custard, discovered in Osaka, Japan and is now available around the world.
Sweet potato/silky paste are imported from Japan
Craftworks and lifestyle products made by artisans and small, independent companies in Japan. Examples of products include: ceramics, incense, candles, canvas cases, coasters, bandanas, tenugui, maneki neko figurines, daruma dolls, and renge ramen spoons.
Our ‘和洋折衷’ (Japanese-International Fusion) Vendors!
Fruit Ame (Candy Fruits) in different flavors with different fruits such as Hawthorn with Matcha and Sakura flavors. Also enjoy their Japanese Style Drinks: Coffee Jelly Milk, Strawberry Milk, Matcha Latte