Japan Parade celebrates and further promotes cultural exchange and friendship between the USA and Japan, and takes place in May, which is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI). It is one of the largest Japan-related events outside Japan. In 2023, some 2,500 people in over 90 units participated in the parade, which marched more than a dozen blocks for about three hours along the west side of New York City’s Central Park, with approximately 50,000 people packing the streets.