Every year Dusseldorf celebrates Japan Tag.
It was about one hundred years ago that the first Japanese resident settled in Düsseldorf. Düsseldorf, with docks along the Rhine, gives easy access to Rotterdam and it was here that the roots of the Japanese community grew.
Some companies have moved to the capital, but there are still about 6,500 residents in the city, making the Japanese colony one of the largest and closest knit ex-pat communities in Germany.
As well as the nightclubs and the karaoke bars there are 16 or more restaurants serving traditional Japanese food. For example the ‘Kushi-Tei of Tokyo’ restaurant in Immermannstrasse is bustling with smartly dressed Japanese people.
The Japanese residents in Little Tokyo lack nothing. There are specialist importers stocking their native foods and supplying all the daily requisites necessary for the preparation of their national dishes. There are shops selling Japanese-branded clothes. There are video stores with all the latest films. The Japanese Club, with a mixed German-Japanese membership of 5,000, provides a focal point for the whole community.
The Japanese International School in Dusseldorf has been a major player in their successful integration. The EKO House of Japanese Culture, across the Rhine in Niederkassel, has a Buddhist temple, a serene Japanese garden and a teahouse. It attracts tourist from all around.

Japan Tag in Dusseldorf 2007
Japan Day in Düsseldorf took place for the sixth time on 2 June 2007. Japanese artists will be lighting up a magnificent fireworks display. The cultural festival is the largest of its kind in the world. The organizers are expecting more than one million visitors.
Japan Tag in Dusseldorf2008
The next Japan Day will take place Saturday the 14th of June 2008.
Look on YOUTUBE
The Rhein............http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq6nRhYlt1E
Tentekko Drums.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKyZomiGSWQ