23. Japanmarkt Berlin

Design market with a cultural program, creative workshops, and culinary delights

The diversity of Berlin’s Japanese community makes this event a vibrant celebration of Japanese culture and cuisine. Visitors can expect a wide range of offerings in art, culture, design, fashion, music, and lifestyle centered around the Land of the Rising Sun.

A diverse cultural program invites you to get to know both traditional and modern Japan and to discover the diversity and adaptability of this unique culture.

In the workshop areas, guests have the opportunity to experience Japanese arts and crafts firsthand. In shodo workshops, they can try their hand at the art of Japanese calligraphy. Origami workshops also open the door to the fascinating world of Japanese paper art.

In the print workshops, guests create personalized works of art for their own homes, themed to match the respective events.

Tastings offer insights into the world of Japanese sake and Japanese cuisine. There’s plenty for young guests to enjoy as well: a colorful children’s program invites them to get creative—from painting T-shirts with Japanese motifs to designing Pokémon cards.

Cultural Program

• Traditional Japanese samurai martial arts from the 200-year-old Hokushin Ittō-Ryū Hyōhō martial arts school in Tokyo
• YUKATA FASHION SHOW – Chihoko Yanagi & Models
• Bon Odori dance with Chihoko Yanagi
• Traditional Japanese dance by Chihoko Yanagi
• with koto musician Ritsuko Takeyama, 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, JAPANMARKT offers a 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 Katrin Tiede, Hanabira
• Taiko Drum Workshop: Ken Sakamoto
• Japanese Tarot Card Reading by Aya Kahiwabara
• Tsunami Zaiku Flower Hair Accessories by Chisato Sana
• Kids’ Workshops: Painting T-Shirts with Japanese Motifs—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 mini-cakes with cherry blossoms, matcha strawberry, chocolate anko, yuzu curd, amanatsu, and 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