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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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Sun March 12, 10:00am-4:00pm
Matsue City
St. Patrick’s Day “Water Parade” by Horikawa Pleasure Boat
♪Music concert from the boat♪
Departure from Fureai Hiroba boatyard at 10:00am
Arrival at Karakoro-hiroba boatyard at 11:00am
Please upload photos of the parade on social networking sites with #irishfesmatsue
“Green” Horikawa Pleasure boat in service
Sat March 11- Sun 12, 9:00am-5:00pm
♪The Horikawa cruise boats will be in Irish colors.
Everyone can enjoy the parade experience♪
☘IRISH EVENT “Irish Music Garden”
Sun March 12, 10:00am-4:00pm at Karakoro Art Studio
- Irish Music Live & Dance
- Green Marche & Karakoro Food Market
- Anthony & Heather’s Irish Workshop
- Kazoku de Nichi-yobi, Final
Live Music Time Schedule
💚Rion Takada will be the MC! (FM Sanin)
- Fnnegas (11:10-11:30)
- Okayama Irish Music Circle (11:35-12:00)
- Matsue New Orleans Brass Band (12:00-12:25)
- Bagpipes performance (13:10-13:25)
- Geino Kataoka-gumi (13:45-14:10)
- Toa & Machiko with Réalta Nua Hiroshima (14:25-15:05)
- Ceol agus Craic (15:05-15:25)
- Fish & Chipes (15:25-15:55)
🧡There will also be Irish dancing and rock-paper-scissors tournament (to win prizes!)
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💚Green Marche
Teahouse pungency
Black tea, sheep butler’s meh-meh-latte, etc.
Kyojin Stewhouse
Stew, Irish chocolate, Irish coffee, craft beer and whiskey, etc.
French bar Serupowa
Stewed pork with stout beer, liver mousse, etc.
Le Pandemonium
Breads (various kinds)
YUREHA
Popcorn (green tea flavor)
Bar Negras
Cuban sandwiches, mojitos
Imgine. Coffee
Drip coffee, baked cakes
Matsue Beer Beer Herun
Draft craft beer, sausages
U_spice
Beef curry etc.
tapatapa
Irish stew, scones, tarts, cakes
Ipputei
Gumbo, etc
Kanuka
Gibier burger, wild boar Guinness stew
Irish Shop
Irish music CDs, books, goods, etc.
Irish Workshop
Handmade workshops, Irish photo exhibition, etc.
🧡Karakoro Food Market
Success Road
Crab soup, ramen noodles
Crepe Shop Aska
Various crepes
Maruju Shoten
Saba Toro Flake
Wako-en
Bread, baked sweets
Wako no Sato
Vegetables
Akari Farm
Fresh strawberries, strawberry sweets
Banryu
Mackerel sushi, chirashi sushi, inari sushi
Okuizumo Furusato Kai
Zenzai, rice cakes, sekihan, okowa
Kishimoneya
Kikurage Tsukudani, takikomi-gohan (cooked rice)
Tama-chan Art Farm
Salad set, original goods
Kyomise Karakoro Marche at Kyomise Karakoro Plaza
Sun March 12, 10:00 am-3:00pm
- Music Live and Irish dance
- Karakoro Circus
- Food stalls
Global Greening
- Matsue Castle from March 10 to 12
- TSK sanin chuo TV Tower from March10 to 12
- Karakoro Art Studio from March 1 to 31