Experience the vibrant culture of Ecuador at the first-ever Ecuador Cultural Festival in Tokyo, “The Country of the Four Worlds: Rhythms of the Andes.”
Enjoy live Andean music, traditional dance performances (with a chance to join in), authentic Ecuadorian cuisine, and an exhibition of Ecuadorian products and tourist attractions. Organized by JAPOLAC and the Association of Ecuadorians in Japan with support from the Embassy of Ecuador, the event will take place at Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba in the Port Hall on the First Floor. Advance tickets: ¥5,000 adults / ¥2,000 children (6–17). Same-day: ¥6,000 adults / ¥4,000 children. Free for ages 5 and under. Click here for more information.
The Japan Association for Promotion of Latin America and the Caribbean (JAPOLAC) was established on March 16, 2020 in Tokyo and is composed of business people from Japan and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), who are interested in deepening and expanding exchanges of people, culture, education, trade, tourism and others areas between Japan and LAC.
Although the relations between Japan and LAC have gradually grown in the past decades, still the interaction between Japan and LAC maintains low levels of exchanges compared with Europe and the United States.
In addition, there are not many organizations in Japan strongly committed to promoting the exchanges between Japanese and Latin American and Caribbean people. There is not even an annual Latin American and Caribbean Festival in Japan, lasting several days, which allows Japanese people to become widely aware of products, gastronomy, music, dance, sports, art and other aspects of LAC’s culture.
Therefore, JAPOLAC wishes to establish a collaborative bridge with the active participation of Japanese and LAC people to bring together the best aspects of both cultures, based on basic human principles, including principles borrowed from the founder of Panasonic, the late Konosuke Matsushita.
