Consul-General Harada at Konnichiwa Pune
2019/12/4
The Consulate-General of Japan in Mumbai and Indo Japan Business Council co-organised ‘Konnichiwa Pune’ from November 15 to November 17, 2019. Consul General Harada and Mr. Shrikant Atre, President of IJBC, Mr. Matsunaga from JETRO Mumbai, Mr. Yamamoto from JNTO New Delhi and Mr. Mizuuchi from ANA joined the Opening Ceremony on November 15, 2019. A cultural festival from November 16 to November 17, 2019 was held at the Phoenix Marketcity. Visitors of the event enjoyed the Japanese cultural arts such as Ikebana, Origami and Japanese tea ceremony and had the opportunity to taste Japanese food. Consul-General Harada also visited Bridgestone Company, which is based in Pune and exchanged ideas with professionals from various IT venture companies.
1. Konnichiwa Pune
Consul-General Harada with other Conference speakers
From the left) Dr. Parshuraman (VC, MIT –World Peace University), Mr. Shrikant Atre (Chairman, IJBC),
Consul-General Harada, Mr. Yamamoto (Director, JNTO Delhi), Mr. Mizuuchi (General Manager, ANA Mumbai)
at the inauguration of Konnichiwa Pune.
Consul-General Harada speaking at the opening of Konnichiwa Pune
Demonstration of the traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony (Sado)
Ikebana Demonstration
Members of the audience learning Origami
Japanese band, Nature’s Basket, performing at Konnichiwa Pune
You can watch their performance here.
Aikido demonstration
Performance by Japanese language students
Audience at the venue of Konnichiwa Pune
2. Visit to Bridgestone India
Consul-General Harada with Mr. Suzuki (MD, Bridgestone India) and others
3. Meeting with professionals from IT venture companies.
Consul-General Harada with Mr. Vineet Patni (Accelerator), Ms. Ruchi Rathi (Avendus),
and Mr. Sarang Dhande (MAKS)
1. Konnichiwa Pune
Consul-General Harada with other Conference speakers
From the left) Dr. Parshuraman (VC, MIT –World Peace University), Mr. Shrikant Atre (Chairman, IJBC),
Consul-General Harada, Mr. Yamamoto (Director, JNTO Delhi), Mr. Mizuuchi (General Manager, ANA Mumbai)
at the inauguration of Konnichiwa Pune.
Consul-General Harada speaking at the opening of Konnichiwa Pune
Demonstration of the traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony (Sado)
Ikebana Demonstration
Members of the audience learning Origami
Japanese band, Nature’s Basket, performing at Konnichiwa Pune
You can watch their performance here.
Aikido demonstration
Performance by Japanese language students
Audience at the venue of Konnichiwa Pune
2. Visit to Bridgestone India
Consul-General Harada with Mr. Suzuki (MD, Bridgestone India) and others
3. Meeting with professionals from IT venture companies.
Consul-General Harada with Mr. Vineet Patni (Accelerator), Ms. Ruchi Rathi (Avendus),
and Mr. Sarang Dhande (MAKS)