For nearly four decades, the Festival of Japan, better known as the Arizona Matsuri, has celebrated the “Land of the Rising Sun” in “The Valley of the Sun.” But, the COVID-19 pandemic shifted the celebration to an online-only environment in recent years. Now, the festival welcomes you back in-person this weekend at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix.
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