{"id":3430,"date":"2016-06-25T18:11:57","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T16:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?p=3430"},"modified":"2016-06-25T18:11:57","modified_gmt":"2016-06-25T16:11:57","slug":"japanese-fireworks-in-dusseldorf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?p=3430","title":{"rendered":"Japanese fireworks in D\u00fcsseldorf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3433\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3433\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3433\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/05\/img_4664.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4664\" width=\"400\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_4664.jpg 400w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_4664-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_4664-119x180.jpg 119w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Museum Kunstpalast<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Thanks to its large Japanese community, <strong>Japan Day<\/strong> is a yearly celebration of Japanese culture that attracts tons of visitors. Mekka for fans of all things manga, anime and video games, it offers a platform for people to interact, to cheer, to have a good time. Lots of young people participate in cosplay and represent their favorite characters. I have never seen so many Pikachus in my life!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">The atmosphere was joyful and there were &#8220;free hugs&#8221; given at every corner. Booths were selling merchandize and offering photoshoots in kimonos. Street food options included ramen, gyoza, chicken teriyaki and potato fritters. The latter were very much German.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Several stages provided with entertainment such as live music, dancing, martial arts performances and discussion about various topics relating to Japan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">We attended the opening of an exhibition by <em>Jakub Woynarowski<\/em> in the Polish Institute. The Polish graphic artist incorporated quintessentially Japanese symbols such as the red circle into his artwork.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3435\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/05\/img_4680.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4680\" width=\"400\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_4680.jpg 400w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_4680-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_4680-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">The highlight of the weekend is always the firework on the banks of the river Rhine. Secure a good spot beforehand!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3436\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/05\/img_4691b.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4691B\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_4691b.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_4691b-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_4691b-269x180.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3437\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/05\/img_4712b.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4712b\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_4712b.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_4712b-300x201.jpg 300w, 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