25 March 2024: Opening Ceremony of "Creative Travel to Japan 2024"

     On 25 March, an Opening Ceremony of "Creative Travel to Japan 2024" was held at the UNESCO Headquarters, in the presence of Mr HANAZUMI Hideyo, Governor of Niigata Prefecture and Mr WATANABE Ryugo Mayor of Sado City, who presented many attractions of Niigata and Sado, such as Ondeko (traditional dance), Gastronomy and Natures. Kagami-Biraki ceremony (opening of a sake cask) was also held with the participation of the Deputy Director-General of UNESCO, the President of the General Conference, as well as the Ambassadors, Permanent Delegates of Netherlands, Singapore and Germany. Wonderlands in Niigata and Sado are not to be missed!