{"id":562278,"date":"2026-03-25T01:20:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T01:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/562278\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T01:20:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T01:20:26","slug":"perth-japan-festival-2026-langley-park-transforms-into-vibrant-cultural-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/562278\/","title":{"rendered":"Perth Japan Festival 2026: Langley Park transforms into vibrant cultural display"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Crowds gathered at Langley Park on March 14 to celebrate the 2026 Perth Japan Festival, enjoying a vibrant showcase of culture, food, and performances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Hosted by Alexander Circosta, the festival delivered a lively program featuring a kimono fashion show, Japanese choirs, live bands, cosplay, and martial arts, culminating in a massive group bon dance around the Yagura tower.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cThis festival showcases our city\u2019s enduring ties to Japan and the wonderfully rich appreciation we have for Japanese culture,\u201d Circosta said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Groups of friends, families and Japanese Perth locals all gathered to celebrate the culture of Japan, many dressing in colourful traditional kimonos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The move to Langley Park from Supreme Court Gardens last year highlights the festival\u2019s continued growth and its important role in bringing the Perth community together through a shared celebration of Japanese culture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">SEE THE SOCIAL GALLERY BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Crowds gathered at Langley Park on March 14 to celebrate the 2026 Perth Japan Festival, enjoying a vibrant&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":562279,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,134,1625],"class_list":["post-562278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=562278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/562279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=562278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=562278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=562278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}