Balgarianovinite.com A Bulgarian festival featuring a folk programme, exhibitions and a presentation of traditional products was held on April 28-29 at the Yokohama English Garden, the Bulgarian Embassy in Tokyo said on its Facebook page. The event was organized for the fourth consecutive year at the initiative and with the active support of the Bulgarian Embassy in cooperation with TV Kanagawa.
The diplomatic mission said that the initiative aims to present Bulgaria as a tourist destination with a rich culture and traditions, as well as to promote Bulgarian products available on the Japanese market.
Bulgarian Ambassador to Japan Marieta Arabadjieva and Embassy staff took part in the event on April 28. Attending the event was also TV Kanagawa President Yoshikazu Kumagai. The programme included performances of Bulgarian folk dances by the Koga folklore group, a workshop on Bulgarian embroidery led by Iren Yamami, as well as opportunities for visitors to write their names in Cyrillic and take photos with Bulgaria’s “Lacto-Chan”, which won first prize in the Best Mascot competition at World Expo 2025 in Osaka. Embassy translator Iliana Kostova delivered a lecture on Bulgaria, presenting the country’s tourism and innovation potential. A highlight of this year’s edition was an exhibition of panels dedicated to Bulgarian-Japanese relations from the late 19th century to the present day.
The festival was held in the rose garden of the Yokohama English Garden, which features more than 1,800 roses of 1,300 varieties. In 2023, a Bulgarian Damask rose was planted there, donated by the Embassy. Ambassador Arabadjieva and Yoshikazu Kumagai took part in a ceremony planting a new rose variety, Marieta, bred as a symbol of friendship between Bulgaria and Japan.
Bulgarian products presented at the festival included wine, rakia, tea, rose jam, rose water, ice cream and sweets with roses, Troyan pottery, and a travel guide to Bulgaria in Japanese. Visitors also had the opportunity to taste a Bulgarian lunch bento featuring traditional dishes. Bulgarian Cultural Festival Held for Fourth Year in Yokohama 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-05 13:50:17 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law