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Former rugby players return to Fujiyoshida [Part 2]

【★See Part 1 here】 【Firing the starting pistol at the Fuji Mountain Race 5th Station course start line】 【Observing the local taiko group in practice】 【Yoshida Junior High School Rugby Club practice】 The athletes participated in many exchanges with the local residents over their three day stay. As the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France and 2024 Paris Olympics draw near, we hope to continue building …

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[Notice] Saitama/Chichibu Press Tour (Nov. 2022)

Saitama/Chichibu Press Tour Tour Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022 Sponsored by Saitama Prefecture [Tour Topics] ● A month after easing border measures, the post-pandemic tourism strategy has begun to take shape: Focusing on inbound tourism● The attractions of Saitama Prefecture, with its proximity to Tokyo and abundance of tourism resources including nature, history, food, clothing, housing, and entertainment● Connecting Chichibu’s traditions to the future: Women and …

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[Report] Fukushima Innovation Coast Press Tour (Oct. 2022)

Fukushima Innovation Coast Press Tour Recovery of Hamadori Area via Advanced Technology Development and New Industrial Clusters Fukushima Prefecture suffered severe damage from the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and TEPCO Fukushima Daichi Nuclear Power Station accident. The Hamadori area in particular along the Pacific coast still has many residents who have evacuated elsewhere. However, evacuation orders continue to be lifted, and reconstruction is steadily …

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[Report] Fukushima Press Tour — Environmental Remediation and the Current State of Fukushima’s Reconstruction (June 2022)

Eleven years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake and TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. This press tour visited municipalities around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, covering environmental remediation initiatives the Ministry of the Environment carried out in Fukushima since the nuclear accident, as well as the progress of reconstruction as people work to rebuild their lives while facing various challenges. A …

Culture/Tourism/Food

“Mt. Fuji as Told by Five Japanese” on Ichiban Japan

In its capacity has Host Town for France and the United States during the Tokyo Olympics held in 2021, Fujiyoshida City has continued to implement a wide range of exchanges with both countries. 【Mt. Fuji from the city】 Guillaume Jamar is a French influencer and the creator behind the “Ichiban Japan” YouTube channel with whom Fujiyoshida City previously partnered to create promotional content for his French …

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[Notice] Fukushima Press Tour — Environmental Remediation and the Current State of Fukushima’s Reconstruction (June 2022)

Fukushima Press Tour Tour Dates: Wednesday, June 1- Thursday, June 2, 2022 Sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment   [Tour Topics] Environmental Remediation and the Current State of Fukushima’s Reconstruction The majority of the town of Futaba, Fukushima, where the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is located, was designated as “difficult-to-return zones,” and is the only municipality around the plant with all its residents still …

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Heartfelt Seasons Greetings to France

Fujiyoshida had the honor of hosting the French national rugby team during the 2019 Rugby World Cup as the team’s official team camp, and the female Sevens during the Tokyo Olympics as their Host Town. In light of this, the city has implemented several social, economic, cultural exchanges with the athletes and staff of the French national team and people of France. In June 2016, the …

Culture/Tourism/Food

Fujiyoshida Host Town Promotion Event “Omoide France”

Fujiyoshida was designated as an Olympic Host Town for France in June 2016.Following designation, the city has hosted the French national rugby team to train prior to the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series in Kitakyushu, the 2019 Rugby World Cup, and Tokyo Olympics, and has organized ceremonies, public practices, school visits and much more during each stay. 【Exchanges with the French National Rugby Team】Fujiyoshida hosted …

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[Report] Miyazaki Press Tour—Bringing Unknown Shochu Culture to the World (Oct. 2021)

Miyazaki Prefecture, where toasts are made with not beer or sake, but shochu, has been the top producer of shochu in Japan for six years in a row. In Miyazaki, Shochu is made with a variety of ingredients in each area depending on the local climate and weather, including potatoes, rice, barley, and buckwheat, and like wine it is possible to appreciate the terroir of shochu, making it …

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Tokyo 2020 France Women’s Rugby Sevens Pre-training Camp Public Engagement (Gifts for the Team)

Fujiyoshida City hosted the pre-tournament training camp for the French Women’s Rugby Sevens leading up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. During their training camp, Fujiyoshida City gifted towels made of local textiles, small pouches, and postcards to the team. The team in turn presented the city with a signed uniform, French Rugby Federation pins, and keychains. With the team’s blessing, a portion of the gifts from …

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