“Salsa Street 2024” will be held on October 5th (Sat) and 6th (Sun) at Ueno Park Fountain Square! An international exchange festival with food, music, dance, and miscellaneous goods, and a Latin atmosphere that will lift your spirits [free admission]

UENO de BUENO! Salsa (music), salsa (dance), and salsa (food) will all come together in Ueno Park! The most cheerful festival will be held again this year! Enjoy a bueno time outdoors on a pleasant autumn weekend in Ueno!

The Caribbean and Latin America Street Executive Committee (Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Junichiro Mori) will be holding the 8th annual salsa-themed outdoor festival, "Salsa Street 2024." https://wsavannast.com/events/salsa-street/

SALSA is Spanish and means SAUCE in English. The origin of the word SALSA is SAL (salt in Latin). Other words related to salt include SALAD, SALAMI, SAUSAGE, and SALARY, and the word salary comes from the fact that salt was paid as a salary in ancient Rome.

SALSA=Sauce

Sauces are made using vegetables, fruits, spices, etc.

The concept is that, like the sauce, people can mix together and have fun, transcending boundaries of culture, race, nationality, language, generation, and gender.

SALSA MUSIC is a mixture of music that was influenced by Spain and Africa and originated in various regions, and SALSA DANCE is said to have been born as a salty and stimulating dance to go with this music.

Ueno Park will host an exciting festival themed around salsa music, salsa dancing and salsa cuisine, where cultures and people from around the world, mainly from the Caribbean and Latin America, will come together.

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35 food and drink booths offering Latin food, drinks, and food trucks

The venue is lined with restaurants serving high-quality food and drinks that receive high praise every year from countries such as Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Jamaica, St. Martin, and Japan.

Stores will be opening not only in the Tokyo metropolitan area, but also in Shizuoka, Nara, Fukushima, and Hokkaido!

• PINK MOJITO

• RAICES (Choripan, Argentina)

• Rabipa Pastéis (churrasco/shaved ice)

• BALOCON QUINDIANO (Empanadas)

• Dobe-Dobe-Do (Shigechiki)

• EL INSACIEBLE (Horchata)

• UNIDOS (grilled skewers)

• IBERICO LATINO (Asado argentino-Argentine BBQ-)

• Donmarutin (Pisco)

• Casa de Eduardo Chile Restaurant (Empanadas)

• Palace (pork belly cartilage)

• Piko Riko's (Lomo Saltado)

• Mezcal & Tequila JDOX (Mezcal & Tequila)

• TONTOKOBOY (fried chicken)

• Casa Natural (Tacos)

• NEVIN'S (Jerk Chicken)

• Peruvian cuisine ALDO (Anticucho – grilled beef heart skewers)

• Churrascaria Kibon! (Churrasco)

• Salut Latin SAKABA (bean stew)

• Columbita (Areparegena)

• Gatten (fried noodles)

• BUTCHERS CANTINA (Tacos)

• Pinky (Choripan)

• AHINAMA★TRAILER El Papi/ Cuban Sandwich & Mojito

• Hola!TACOS

• Sol Tokyo Mexican food (tacos)

• Soft Taco Veracruz (Tacos)

• El Sandwichazo (Cuban Sandwich)

• Harding's Caribbean Kitchen Truck (Jerk Chicken)

• Blanca Shokudo (Caribbean spiced chicken)

• South Yard Kitchen HARE (Cuban Sandwich)

• Costa del Sol (Tacos)

• O'tacos

• Enkei Food&Wheelz (Brazilian Steak -Moryovine Grecciato-)

10 booths selling Latin goods

There will be colorful and stylish general stores from Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Guatemala, Uruguay, Asia, etc. It's a great chance to shop and see the actual products!

• Imbaya (Panama hat)

• Laluce-earth (Bags)

• Caracol (Mexican goods)

• El Jalapeno (Apparel)

• greenpepe (upcycled Guatemalan traditional clothing)

• AMIGOS (Mexican Silver)

• Mexican Goods PAD (Interior Goods)

• World Bazaar (Clothing)

• GuatemalaArt (Fabric goods)

• Dydo DRINCO (beverage)

There will be 22 stage programs including Latin music and dance shows.

There will be music and dance shows by artists from Peru, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Colombia, Bolivia, and Chile, as well as yoga and Latin boot camps that visitors can participate in.

Saturday, October 5

• LATIN SAMURAI (Latin Music)

• YURI YAMADA (Parent-child dance)

• ZUMBA EMI

• HIRASOL DANCE SCHOOL by YURI YAMADA

• MALO REPUBLIC (Live)

• ISLAND GIRL

• HANNIE & DJ BONTA PDF

• COLOMBIA ALEGRE (DANCE)

• NIPPORI RUEDA (Dance)

• NIPPORI DOMINGO (Live)

• AFRO PERU

• FELIPE & CALI RUMBA

• SWING SAMURAI (Live)

Sunday, October 6

• Arisa (Yoga)

• Trainer Kauan (Latin Bootcamp)

• Cheerfuls (dance)

• ALEX (Live)

• EL FINO & JV ZONE (Live)

• Angel (Latin Music)

• mermaids-Mermaids (Cheerleading)

• Chilenito (Live)

• Diablo Marino (Live)

• Carlos (Salsa Music)

• La Pasión de Japón (Live)

• Latin Samurai (Latin Music)

2024 is the Year of Exchange between Japan and the Caribbean Community!

60th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Jamaica and Japan 60th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Trinidad and Tobago and Japan

This is one of the commemorative events for the Japan-Caribbean Friendship Year 2024, which has been certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ueno is a cultural hub surrounded by museums and art galleries, attracting a sophisticated crowd, and is easily accessible via JR, Tokyo Metro, Keisei, and Shinkansen lines.

The venue, Ueno Park Fountain Square, is just a stone's throw away if you go straight after exiting the JR Ueno Station Park Exit ticket gates.

It will be a salsa (a sauce made by mixing ingredients) theme park, so let's all have fun in Ueno and feel bueno!

overview

[Date and Time]
October 5th (Sat) and October 6th (Sun), 2024

10:00-19:00

Rain or Shine

【place】
Tokyo Metropolitan Ueno Park Fountain Square
5-6 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo (Takenodai Square)

【Fee】
Free admission

【access】
5 minutes walk from Ueno Station (JR) Park Exit
8 minutes walk from Keisei Ueno Station (Keisei Line)
Please use the nearby paid parking lots.

[Organizer]
Caribbean and Latin American Streets Executive Committee

[Sponsor]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Japan Latin America Friendship Association

【cooperation】
Hallelujah Ism Ltd.

【Website】
https://wsavannast.com/events/salsa-street/

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