{"id":245068,"date":"2026-10-14T15:28:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/?post_type=event&#038;p=245068"},"modified":"2026-10-15T18:13:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T18:13:38","slug":"japanese-food-festival-in-jersey-city","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/event\/japanese-food-festival-in-jersey-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Food Festival in Jersey City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/184c65957e42cf125c5297c965df6e99-232x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/184c65957e42cf125c5297c965df6e99-232x300.jpeg 232w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/184c65957e42cf125c5297c965df6e99-791x1024.jpeg 791w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/184c65957e42cf125c5297c965df6e99-768x994.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/184c65957e42cf125c5297c965df6e99-1187x1536.jpeg 1187w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/184c65957e42cf125c5297c965df6e99-1170x1514.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/184c65957e42cf125c5297c965df6e99-585x757.jpeg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/184c65957e42cf125c5297c965df6e99.jpeg 1545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/div><p>NJ&#8217;s biggest Japanese food festival is coming to Jersey City&#8217;s Exchange Place for the first time ever!   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