Yeoju Ogoknaru Festival Welcomes Delegation from Tsunan-machi, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

The delegation from Tsunan-machi, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, is visiting the '2024 Yeoju Ogoknaru Festival.'

Yeoju City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 22nd that the delegation from Tsunan-machi, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, attended the '2024 Yeoju Ogoknaru Festival' held from the 18th to the 20th at the Sinreuksa tourist area in Yeoju City, creating an opportunity to further strengthen friendly exchanges between the two regions.

The Tsunan-machi delegation had mainly visited the Yeoju Ceramic Festival in the past, but this year, marking the 25th anniversary of their exchange, they participated in the Yeoju Ogoknaru Festival for the first time. During this visit, the Tsunan-machi delegation had the opportunity to compare their country’s major agricultural product, rice, with Yeoju’s excellent agricultural products, confirming agricultural commonalities between the two regions and exploring directions for development.

The Tsunan-machi delegation emphasized the long-standing friendly relationship with Yeoju City and expressed hope that mutual cooperation between the two regions would expand further through this visit. They also highly praised the outstanding quality and taste of rice and sweet potatoes produced in Yeoju and shared their deep impression of the large number of visitors gathered at the Yeoju Ogoknaru Festival, which promotes Yeoju’s agricultural products and traditional ferry culture. Additionally, they introduced Tsunan-machi’s agricultural products and culture, expressing expectations that exchanges with Yeoju City would become more active.

A Yeoju City official stated, "We sincerely welcome the visit of the Tsunan-machi delegation and hope that through continuous exchanges and cooperation, both regions can mutually develop," adding, "By sharing experiences and knowledge in the agricultural sector, we believe it can also have a positive impact on the local economy."

The city anticipates that, based on this delegation’s visit, the cooperative relationship between Yeoju City and Tsunan-machi will expand beyond culture and agriculture to various fields such as youth exchanges and festival cooperation.