The 57th Annual Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival. April 8th 2017. 9AM-4PM Every year the Japan-America Society of Washington DC hosts the annual  Japanese Street Festival (“Sakura Matsuri”) to celebrate Japanese culture, music, food and the long fruitful connection between our two great nations. Scouts of the National Capital Area Council may elect to serve as “Scout Ambassadors” during a portion of the event and provide direction to visitors. It’s a great way to provide service to an international forum, put Scouting’s best foot forward and obtain free admission to the festival. Scouts will hand out programs or provide directions from the Metro stations to the festival. Scouts work a shift helping out and then attend the event themselves. It’s a great experience!