Tainan Hirosaki Product Carnival is here! Introducing the Nebuta Festival, estimated to sell 400,000 apples

Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe today received a delegation led by Masato Hasegawa from Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Tainan and Hirosaki, Japan add another piece of "fruit diplomacy"! The Hirosaki City Cultural Products Carnival in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, will be held today (11th) at Tainan Mart. It is estimated that at least 400,000 apples will be sold this year. The opening ceremony will also bring the famous "Nebuta Festival" from Northeast Japan to the city. Through agricultural products, food and cultural performances, it will showcase the friendship between Tainan and Hirosaki for more than 10 years.

Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe received a visiting delegation led by Hirosaki Hasegawa Masato today. The two sides exchanged views on agricultural products, culture and tourism exchanges. Huang Weizhe said that every summer, Hirosaki citizens look forward to the arrival of Tainan Aiwen mangoes, and in autumn and winter, Tainan citizens look forward to the arrival of Hirosaki apples. Exchanges between the two cities have extended from agricultural products to tourism, culture and people-to-people exchanges, and the friendship has long gone beyond the sale of products.

Huang Weizhe pointed out that he went to Hirosaki in August this year to witness the relocation of Hirosaki Castle Castle and was deeply impressed by the local efforts to preserve cultural assets. Hirosaki City has also joined the Tainan Friendship City Attractions Reciprocity Program. The painted lanterns of Tainan school children have been exhibited in Hirosaki. In the future, we hope to further expand education, academics, sports and student exchanges to extend the friendship to the next generation.

Tanigawa Masato said that this trip is the first time he has led a delegation to Taiwan since taking office in April this year. The members include representatives from the city council, economic, financial and business groups. Hirosaki is also holding a Tainan Aiwen mango promotion event at Apple Park this year. It thanks Tainan for supporting the promotion of Hirosaki products since 2011 and looks forward to continuing to deepen cooperation in culture, education, tourism and agricultural products.

In addition to fresh apples, the carnival also displays and sells apple juice, cider and processed snacks, and invites surrounding towns and villages to participate. Chen Youren, deputy general manager of Far Eastern Department Store, said that the Hirosaki Product Show started from a single location in Tainan and gradually expanded to nearly 100 stores across Taiwan. In conjunction with channels such as city'super and iBuy, it is estimated that at least 400,000 apples will be sold this year.

A Nebuta Festival parade was also arranged at the opening ceremony, and combined with charity donations, Hirosaki City donated apples and Yuanbai donated backpacks to the caring students in Rokko District. The event will be held from November 11th to 29th, and people can go shopping for Hirosaki’s special products.

Masato Hasegawa (right), Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, presented Aomori apples to Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe (left) to express the friendship between the two cities.

Japan's Hirosaki apples are now on sale at Far East Department Store, with sales expected to be at least 400,000.

Japan's Nebuta Festival appears in Tainan, and the Hirosaki Cultural Products Exhibition opens with excitement.

The Hirosaki Apple Carnival debuts, and Tainan renews its fruit-diplomatic friendship.