Akita City also opened a store in ASEAN Business Meeting in China. Sale of special products September 22 5:35
A large-scale exhibition and business meeting was held in South China to stimulate trade with Southeast Asia, and Akita City also set up a booth to sell Akita's special products such as the traditional crafts “Kashiwagi”.
In Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the south of China, a large-scale exhibition and business talk meeting to revitalize trade with ASEAN = Southeast Asian Union started on the 21st to 4th.
There are exhibition halls in each country, with over 2,800 companies exhibiting the most so far. From Japan, JETRO = Japan Trade Promotion Organization and Akita City, which deepens exchanges with the local community, will have a booth. Established.
The Akita booth is lined with various Akita special products such as the traditional handicraft “Samurai Crafts” and the special pickle “Iburigakko”, as well as the “Oga no Namahage” accessory that was registered as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage last year. Many Chinese people visited and were crowded.
A 28-year-old Chinese woman who bought crafts said, “It's very cute. I have never visited Japan but wanted to go to Akita.”
Mr. Oikawa of Akita City's Commerce and Industry Promotion Division said, “Since Akita is not well known in China, we would like to communicate the appeal of Akita to China and Southeast Asia to revitalize it.”