Japan Block Fair

It was insanely crowded and the Japanese section of the street fair was only one block long. Every food stand had really long lines, and by the time I got there (maybe 11am or 12pm) many had sold out of some items. There were also tons of weeabos running around in cosplay, sadly more-​so than people in traditional Japanese attire.
My fiancé and I got riceballs from a stand but didn’t stay very long because of the crowds. I suppose it’s our karma for not getting there when they opened. I’d go back next year, but I wish it was bigger and that the lines were more organized.

What i kept saying at the fair was not «this tastes sooo good» or «the services are soo nice», though both are true. what i said most was «this is sooo sad». think abt it, just across 39^th street, visible from the fair, is another mediocre, run-​of-​the-​mill neighorhood fair that features corn on the cobb, italian sausages and generic fruit juices. Yet the other fair spans 5 blocks and and virtually no line.
back to the Japan block fair: long time that folds 4 times! some shops were sold out just half way into the fair… oh, and moving along the block without bumping into someone was just a miracle.
Bottom line is– make it a multi block fair next year!!! the plathora of Japanese restaurants in NYC definitely deserves more space than that generic neighborhood fair

It Is Quite Mediocre. Not A Big Fair at All. It’s Literally One Block. The lines are forever slow and long trying get any Japanese food… Plus, the street is too narrow. Over crowding. I do not feel they organized this well at all. I am literally still waiting on line to get rice ball, which by the way the only thing I am still trying to get since I have been here at 1:00pm. I wouldn’t recommend coming here unless you enjoy long slow lines.