{"id":1622373,"date":"2026-03-19T20:55:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T00:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/?p=1622373"},"modified":"2026-03-19T21:02:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T01:02:29","slug":"cherry-blossoms-arrive-early-at-japanese-marketplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/cherry-blossoms-arrive-early-at-japanese-marketplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Cherry Blossoms Arrive Early at Japanese Marketplace Heading into its Final Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Under a canopy of cherry blossoms, this immersive cultural marketplace in Queen West transports you straight to <a href=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/introduction-to-japans-spirit-by-a-sake-samurai\/\">Japan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For one final weekend, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jetro.go.jp\/canada\/events\/nextstopjapan2026.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Next Stop Japan<\/a> brings together sushi, mochi, ceramics, anime, and traditional dress within a vibrant showcase shaped by food, craft, and live demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p>Just the specialty sweets, Japanese snack brands rarely found outside the country, and the food offerings alone are reason to go!\u00a0 But beyond that visitors will also enjoy tea rituals, see Wagashi desserts shaped by hand, experience knife demonstrations, and enjoy cultural entertainment that\u2019s not to be missed.<\/p>\n<p>With new vendors joining for the final weekend and a rotating lineup of demonstrations, the experience continues to evolve \u2014 so even those who saw it last weekend will have something new to take in.<\/p>\n<p>Presented by the Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO) and The Japan Foundation, Next Stop Japan offers a rare chance to experience Japanese culture through flavour, craftsmanship, and tradition \u2014 all on Queen Street West, for one final weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Welcome Market, 938 Queen St. W., Toronto<br \/>\n<strong>When:<\/strong> Friday, March 20: 12:00 PM \u2013 8:00 PM<br \/>\nSaturday, March 21: 11:00 AM \u2013 8:00 PM<br \/>\nSunday, March 22: 11:00 AM \u2013 8:00 PM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-excerpt\">Under a canopy of cherry blossoms, this immersive cultural marketplace in Queen West transports you straight to Japan. For one final weekend, Next Stop Japan brings together sushi, mochi, ceramics,&hellip;<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/cherry-blossoms-arrive-early-at-japanese-marketplace\/\" class=\"button button-primary button-effect\"><span>View Post<\/span><span><i class=\"cs-icon cs-icon-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":153,"featured_media":1622377,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[16541,16544,16542,16543,15508,978,11320,16545],"powerkit_post_featured":[3,10392],"class_list":{"0":"post-1622373","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-travel","8":"tag-japanese","9":"tag-japanese-external-trade-organization","10":"tag-japanese-marketplace","11":"tag-next-stop-japan","12":"tag-the-japan-foundation","13":"tag-things-to-do-in-toronto","14":"tag-toronto-events","15":"tag-welcome-market"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1622373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/153"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1622373"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1622373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1622376,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1622373\/revisions\/1622376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1622377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1622373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1622373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1622373"},{"taxonomy":"powerkit_post_featured","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/powerkit_post_featured?post=1622373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}