{"id":30706,"date":"2025-03-24T14:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T06:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/?p=30706"},"modified":"2025-04-23T16:45:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T08:45:46","slug":"matsuri-in-manila-2025-the-ultimate-japanese-festival-experience-on-may-10-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/matsuri-in-manila\/","title":{"rendered":"Matsuri in Manila 2025: The Ultimate Japanese Festival Experience Happening this May"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u200bGet ready for the biggest Japanese cultural festival ever to grace the Philippines: Matsuri in Manila<\/strong>!<\/span><\/p>\n

Matsuri in Manila will take place at Rizal Park from May 10 and 11, and transform it into a colorful hub of Japanese tradition and modern entertainment.<\/span> This grand event will house over 150 booths, which will showcase mouthwatering Japanese food, awesome merchandise, and engaging interactive activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"IMAGE from Matsuri in Manila’s website<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The event boasts an impressive lineup of performers such as James Reid, Lily, FuMi, Yuki Horikoshi<\/strong>, SKYGARDEN<\/strong>, Maki Otsuki<\/strong>, and Tokyo Otome Taiko<\/strong>\u2014the world’s first Japanese drum idol group\u2014which will perform traditional Japanese taiko drumming. Audiences can also watch terrific acts from Enishi <\/strong>and Hide and Gonzo<\/strong>, whom combine traditional and contemporary Japanese entertainment.<\/p>\n

Fans can also interact with popular artists and cosplayers like Maria Ozawa, Myrtle Sarrosa, <\/strong>and Een<\/strong> in celebrity meet-and-greet sessions.<\/p>\n

Aside from these, Matsuri in Manila has plenty of ways to learn more about Japanese culture:\u00a0from learning origami and calligraphy to playing traditional festival games.<\/p>\n

And of course, a festival won’t be complete without food! Foodies can enjoy a selection of delicious Japanese festival treats such as\u00a0takoyaki, ramen, and matcha desserts!<\/p>\n

\"\"IMAGE from Matsuri in Manila’s Facebook page<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Before Matsuri in Manila ends on May 11, the event will end with a bang with a magical Bon Odori dance and a grand fireworks display to so every attendee leaves with a heart full of memories and a deeper appreciation for Japanese culture.<\/p>\n

So if you’re a die-hard Japanophile or just looking for a fun weekend experience this May, this Japanese festival is not to be missed!<\/p>\n

You may get your tickets for only Php 150 by clicking on this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For inquiries and further announcements, you may check their official website<\/a>. Follow and subscribe them on Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, and X<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Matsuri in Manila is brought to you by its organizer, OtaCute, as well as its sponsors, Philippine Primer, Cosplay Token, Golfin, B.League, Ito En, My Certs, Fuwa Fuwa, Izaka-ya, and TT & V Consultancy.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mark your calendars and prepare to be part of this extraordinary celebration!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":30708,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,6766,22,18,6054,3440,293,5366,3280],"tags":[85,7495,11763,11773,11774,1888,11775],"class_list":["post-30706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manila","category-entertainment","category-festival","category-games-contest-and-tournament","category-music","category-music-festival","category-performance","category-performing-arts","category-rizal-park","tag-cosplay","tag-james-reid","tag-japanese-festival","tag-matsuri-in-manila-2025","tag-myrtle-sarrosa","tag-rizal-park","tag-taiko-performance"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30706"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30740,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30706\/revisions\/30740"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}