And that’s a wrap on an unforgettable Irish Festival in Matsue! The sun was shining, the vibes were high, and we kicked off a big year for Matsue & Ireland’s connection.
Thanks to everyone who came—let’s make next year even bigger!
This is the first time in 5 years that it’ll parade through the city🚶♀️🚶🚶♂️
St. Patrick’s Day Parade (recruiting participants) 🚤Riverboat Parade: Fureai Hiroba Boat Boarding Area to Karakoro Hiroba 🚶♀️Mini Street Parade: Karakoro Hiroba to Matsue City Hall
The day will be packed with Irish events ☘️🍲🥪🎸🎻🪕🪗🇮🇪
Irish Music Garden & Green Marché These events will take place this year at Matsue City Hall’s New Dan-Dan Terrace! (Recruiting market stall merchants and merry musicians to join in♪)
💚Buildings Lit-up Green💚
Mastue Castle, TSK, NHK, Sanin Godo Bank Head Office will all turn green ♪
We will post further details later, so keep your eyes on this page! 👀 Let’s all enjoy the biggest festival from the Emerald Isle, where Lafcadio Hearn had his roots. ☺️☘️
Organizer: Irish Festival in Matsue Organizing Committee Official Page: irishfesmatsue ( Instagram, Facebook) Contact: Office 0852-31-8345
A St. Patrick’s Day parade was held in Matsue, the water city loved by Koizumi Yakumo. The boats were dressed in green for the day and paraded around the moat of Matsue Castle. The parade on the water, which is unique to Matsue, ended safely in the beautiful spring weather. We would like to thank everyone who participated in the parade, as well as everyone on the Horikawa sightseeing boat.
Photo courtecy of Sakamoto
セント・パトリックス・デイ・水上パレード(2023年3月12日) Photo courtecy of Sakamoto
セント・パトリックス・デイ・水上パレード(2023年3月12日) Photo courtecy of Sakamoto
セント・パトリックス・デイ・水上パレード(2023年3月12日) Photo courtecy of Sakamoto
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 Festival in Matsue 2022☘️ あたたかな春の陽気の中、おかげさまですべてのイベントが無事に終了しました! ご来場いただいたみなさま、パフォーマンスや出店などで参加・協力してくださったみなさま、本当にありがとうございました💚 準備から当日まで奔走してくださった関係者のみなさま、本当にお疲れさまでした&ありがとうございました。 街に少しだけ賑わいが戻ってきたようで、嬉しく思いました。来年こそは、パレードとアイリッシュイベントが心置きなく開催できることを願っています。 来年お会いしましょう♪ Happy St. Patrick’s Day☘️☘️