Koichi Ito

Athens community members come together to celebrate Natsu Matsuri

Published by Kathimerini on Mon, 07/01/2024 - 09:13

A Natsu Matsuri summer festival occurred late last week in Athens' public Japanese Park, in the Pangrati neighborhood. The event, which brought together Athenian locals, tourists, and Japanese people, is rooted in the Shinto tradition and is meant to honor the spirits of the people's ancestors.  

Greek tourism minister to visit Japan in September

Published by Kathimerini on Sat, 04/20/2024 - 04:24

Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni received the new ambassador of Japan, Koichi Ito, on Thursday.

During the meeting, they discussed the promotion of bilateral tourism cooperation, as well as the events in the field of tourism, planned on both sides, within the framework of Greece-Japan Year of Culture and Tourism 2024.