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The Japanese culture and food event with the highest total attendance in California to date🇯🇵🌸

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Year 7... We’re back!!!!!!!!!!🌸 Taste of Japan officially returns to STC Anaheim GardenWalk.
Seven years of bringing Japanese culture to Orange County. Three days. 100+ vendors. 50,000+ guests. Free admission, dog-friendly, all yours🤍
📅 Friday, June 19 | 4–9pm
📅 Saturday, June 20 | 12–9pm
📅 Sunday, June 21 | 12–7pm
📍 STC Anaheim GardenWalk
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION
This year’s lineup: 🍣 100+ vendors at Oishii Street 🎭 Live taiko, martial arts, anime showcases
🎀 Kimono Contest, Dog Contest, festival games
🍶 Kanpai Yokocho 21+ VIP beer & sake garden
🗺️ Festival-wide scavenger hunt
🎁 Raffle prizes for hunt finishers (incl. a roundtrip to Hawaii ✈️)
Save this! Vendor reveals and Kanpai Yokocho ticket drops this week. Who are you going with? Tag them! 👯

🔗 tasteofjpn.com Register: bit.ly/TasteofJPN
People who pre register will receive a welcome gift on the day of the event 🎁✨

7年目、帰ってきます!!!🌸 Taste of Japan、STC Anaheim GardenWalk で正式開催決定‼️日本文化をオレンジカウンティに届けて7年。3日間。100店舗以上。来場者5万人超え。入場無料、ワンちゃんも歓迎、みんなのお祭り！
📅 6月19日（金）4–9pm
📅 6月20日（土）12–9pm
📅 6月21日（日）12–7pm
📍 STC Anaheim GardenWalk
🎟️ 入場無料今年のラインナップ：
🍣 おいしいストリートに100店舗以上のベンダー
🎭 和太鼓・武道・アニメショーケース
🎀 着物コンテスト・ドッグコンテスト・縁日ゲーム
🍶 Kanpai Yokocho — 21歳以上限定 VIPビア＆酒ガーデン
🗺️ 会場全体のスカベンジャーハント
🎁 ハント達成者限定のラッフル（ハワイ往復券etc… ✈️）
このポストを保存しておいてね✨今週から沢山アップデートがあります！一緒に行く人をタグ付けして👯‍♀️👯
🔗 tasteofjpn.com 事前登録：bit.ly/TasteofJPN
事前登録を済ませた人は、当日ウェルカムギフトがもらえます！🎁 taken in Anaheim GardenWalk by @tasteofjpn

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How good was Taste of Japan this year? 🏮🍡🎋
Still thinking about this weekend?
We are too.

Thank you to everyone who came out and made it unforgettable.
Missed it? There's always next year 👀 taken in Los Angeles, California by @tasteofjpn

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3 months ago

🎄✨ Taste of Japan is coming this holiday season! 🇯🇵🍜
Get ready for festival lights, cozy holiday vibes, and incredible Japanese eats all in one place.
📍 Location reveal, dates + details dropping soon
#tasteofjapan #ComingSoon #JapaneseFood #JapaneseFestival #HolidayVibes #SoCalEvents #FoodFestival #JapanCulture #HolidayEvents #staytuned by @tasteofjpn

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Still thinking about this day 🍶✨ Officiall recap is here! 🤍

The sound of taiko, a plate worth sharing, and one more kanpai with friends ✨

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Sip of Japan in Torrance, and to the vendors, performers, and team who brought it all together ❤️

What was your favorite moment? Tell us below 👇

#SipOfJapan #Torrance #JapaneseCulture #JapaneseFood #Kanpai taken in Torrance Cultural Arts Center by @tasteofjpn

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Can you learn Awa Odori in 30 seconds? 🇯🇵

Relax your knees, open your stance, and follow the rhythm:

One, two. Right, left. Hands and feet together!

Then comes the best part:

“YATTOSA!”
“A, YATTO YATTO!” 👏

Born in Tokushima and danced for over 400 years, Awa Odori isn’t about getting every step perfect. It’s about joining in and having fun.

Save this mini tutorial and try it with us at the next festival!

#AwaOdori #阿波踊り #JapaneseCulture #JapaneseFestival taken in Torrance Cultural Arts Center by @tasteofjpn

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Why did the chef hold up these two pieces?

They're kama, the collars found just behind a tuna's gills. A whole fish has only two—one on each side.

At Taste of Japan, the cutter introduced by the MC as Samurai Miguel [COLLAB HANDLE TO CONFIRM] separated the collars before breaking the fish into four loins. The head, collars, backbone, and loins were shown one by one before the meat became sashimi.

One fish. Two collars. Four loins.

Which cut would you want to try? by @tasteofjpn

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Chiami moves black ink across white.
At the Sip of Japan, gold appears against black. The colors change, but the scale, focus, and full body movement remain unmistakably hers 🖤✨ taken in Torrance Cultural Arts Center by @tasteofjpn

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The karate influence is not a coincidence🥋

Eisa is an Okinawan performing art traditionally danced during Obon to honor ancestors.

The choreography performed by Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Los Angeles incorporates forms from Okinawan karate and Ryukyuan dance.

Watch it again. Look at the stances, turns, and strikes.

Did you notice the karate influence the first time you watched? 🥁

LOOK CLOSER: TASTE OF JAPAN taken in Torrance Cultural Arts Center by @tasteofjpn

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Ever wonder why yakitori comes on a stick? 🍢

“Three years to learn skewering. A lifetime to master grilling.”
That little stick? It’s part of the craft ✨

What’s the first skewer you order at a yakitori restaurant? taken in Torrance Cultural Arts Center by @tasteofjpn

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Awa Odori isn’t a dance you simply watch🏮

With more than 400 years of history, this joyful tradition was born in Tokushima. Once known as Awa Province.

And its famous call says it best:

“The dancers are fools.
The watchers are fools.
If we’re all fools anyway,
you might as well dance.”

So, what would you do? Watch or join in?

#AwaOdori #JapaneseCulture #JapaneseFestival #tasteofjapan taken in Torrance Cultural Arts Center by @tasteofjpn

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a month ago

WHAT A DAY! 🇯🇵🍶✨
Sip of Japan 2026 is officially a wrap!

Thank you SO much to everyone who came out today and made it such an incredible day. The food, the drinks, the energy, the people… you guys made it unforgettable ❤️

We hope you had as much fun as we did!
また会いましょう！🇯🇵✨ taken in Torrance Cultural Arts Center by @tasteofjpn

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2 months ago

What can you experience at Taste of Japan in Torrance? 🇯🇵
Enjoy stage performances all day, sake and Japanese drinks for all ages, powerful taiko performances, the mikoshi parade, and hands-on workshops.
Come experience Japan all in one day ✨
📅 Sunday, August 30 ⏰ 11 AM–7 PM 📍 Torrance Cultural Arts Center 🎟 Admission: $10 | Ages 5 and under free
21+ to drink. Food, drinks, and workshops are purchased separately. taken in Torrance Cultural Arts Center by @tasteofjpn

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