ARCHIVED Japan Matsuri 2025

Date
Sunday 21 September 2025

Time
10.00am to 8.00pm 

Venue
Trafalgar Square
London WC2N 5DS

Booking Details
No booking required!

JAPAN MATSURI, the UK’s much-loved and biggest annual festival of Japanese culture and food, will return to Trafalgar Square on Sunday 21 September 2025.

Showcasing Japanese culture in the UK, Japan Matsuri has attracted a loyal audience of Londoners, the Japanese community and other visitors, families and friends each year since 2009 (at Spitalfields in 2009 & 2010, at County Hall in 2011, and at Trafalgar Square since 2012) and has established itself as a symbol of the long-standing bonds (Kizuna 絆) between Japan and the UK.

Join The Japan Society Team at the North Terrace (opposite The National Gallery) for sumo themed origami and Japanese calligraphy (shodo), plus the chance to win a free ticket to the Grand Sumo Tournament!

See the full programme here! Photos from last year's event here. 

The Japan Society is one of the four corporate directors of the Japan Matsuri together with Japan Association, Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the UK and Nippon Club.