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It’s finally St. Patrick’s Day season ☘️
As we have already announced, 2022’s parade has once again been cancelled due to the increasing need with the recent escalation of COVID-19 cases.
It is truly unfortunate that we had to come to this decision once again. However, the committee does have some smaller scale events planned for this year’s Irish Festival season.
Date: Sun. 13 March 2022
Location: Karakoro Area, etc.
Greening
Matsue Castle
11-13 March
Karakoro Art Studio
1-21 March
TSK Tower
11-13 March
Horikawa Sightseeing Boats Go Green and Mini Water Parade
Sun. 13 March, all day
Horikawa Sightseeing Boats
Mini Irish Festival
Sun. 13 March
Karakoro Area
Details incoming. Please keep an eye on our website with the following link:
https://sanin-japan-ireland.org/event/20220313if_en
Important
- Events may be altered or cancelled due to weather or pandemic related circumstances. Please follow our Facebook (etc.) for the latest information.
- Please wear a mask and follow other infection prevention measures while attending any of the above events.
Inquiries
Irish Festival in Matsue Organisation Committee
m.koryu@web-sanin.co.jp
Tel: 0852-31-8345
☘️What’s St. Patrick’s Day?
St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland who brought Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century. As the patron saint and a symbol of Ireland, his feast day of 17 March is celebrated as a day of Irish culture all around the world. In Japan, parades are held in more than 10 cities, including Tokyo and Yokohama, and they are becoming a defining event of March. The fertile island of Ireland, also known as the Emerald Isle, gave Ireland green as a symbol colour and St. Patrick’s Day parades see entire cities turn green for the day.
Past Irish Festival in Matsue
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Sunday March 10, 2024
in Matsue City
☘️ St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Riverboat Parade
Sunday March 10, 10:00-11:00am
The Horikawa cruise boats: Fureai Hiroba Boat Boarding Area to Kyomise Karakoro Plaza
Mini Parade
Sunday March 10, 11:15-11:30am
Kyomise Karakoro Plaza to Matsue City Hall
Recruiting Participants for the St. Patrick’s Day Mini Parade
☘️ Irish Music Garden & Green Marche
Sunday March 10, 10:00am-3:00pm
at Matsue City Hall New Building dandan (d) Terrace
Stage Timetable
Takada Rion will be the MC! (FM Sanin)
- 11:00 Opening
- 11:10-11:30 Finegas
- 11:30-11:50 The Hierophant Green
- 11:50-12:05 Sugiyama Kenji (Bagpipes performance)
- 12:05-12:25 Matsue New Orleans Brass Band
- 12:25-12:45 LeapRick
- 12:45-13:05 Realta Nua Hiroshima (Irish Dance)
- 13:25-13:45 Ceol Agus Craic & Friends
- 13:45-14:10 Ceol Agus Craic Dance Members (Irish Set Dance)
- 14:10-14:30 Flying Bird
- 14:30-14:55 FISH & CHIPS
- 14:55-15:00 Finale
Store lineup
- Kyojin Stewhouse: Dublin Coddle Stew & more
- Pungency Specialty Tea Shop: Mēmē Latte (Mēmē=Baa Baa), Yomogi Zenzai
- Serupowa: Pork Belly Stewed in Stout, Sakaiminato Smoked Salmon, Green Sauce with the Flavor of Spring Chrysanthemum, Matsue Matcha Crème Brûlée
- Lemonya: Rice, Burgers, Chicken Curry, Lemonade
- Le Pandemonium & and wine: Breads & Wine
- Green’s Baby: Gumbo, Green Curry
- Ogawa Shoten: Toys, Miscellaneous Goods
- Tapa Tapa: Guinness Beef Stew, Cake, Brown Bread
- Matsue Shinji Forest Park: Yakisoba
- L’ecrin: Green Candy Apples, Green Shiffon Parfait, Fried Bread, Melo Fruit Punch Cider, Minestrone
- Gohachi: Enmusubi Nikumaki, Fried Chick, Fries, Croquettes
- European Stall OTTO: Duck Steak, Potato Stew, Cheesy Potatoes, Langosu (Fried Flatbread), Grilled Sausages
- Hearn Beer Matsue: Draft Beer, Sausages, (Beer Cocktails TBD)
- YUREHA: Popcorn
- Ippūtei: Thai-style Yakitori Satay
- Success Road: Steamed oysters, Crab soup, Crab cream croquettes, Okonomi skewers
- LAB KITCHEN: Lamb stew, Shepherd’s pie
- San Biki no Kobuta Café: Grandma’s apple pie, Apple and Gorgonzola cheese pizza, Irish crab gratin, Li Bai’s sake lees cream pate + crackers, Herb frank
☘️ Kyomise Karakoro Marche
Sunday March 10, 10:00 am-3:00pm
at Kyomise Karakoro Plaza
☘️ Buildings Lit-up Green
Friday March 8- Sunday 10
- Matsue Castle
- TSK sanin chuo TV Tower
- NHK Matsue Broadcasting Center
- San-in Godo Bank head office (Saturday 9-Sunday 10)
☘️ “Green” Horikawa Pleasure boat in service
Saturday March 11- Sunday 12, 9:00am-5:00pm
♪The Horikawa cruise boats will be in Irish colors.
Everyone can enjoy the parade experience♪
Map
Contact
Irish Festival in Matsue Organizing Committee
m.koryu@web-sanin.co.jp
Tel: 0852-31-8345
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