Wishing to make children’s smiles and rainbows bloom in the sky of Kobe, Plaza of Tetsujin No. 28 on August 11

Nagata Tetsujin Songkran 2023,” a water-splashing festival, will be held on August 11 at Tetsujin Plaza, where a large monument of Tetsujin 28 is located in front of JR Shin-Nagata Station, Nagata-ku, Kobe. 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Free admission.

Songkran” is a famous water-splashing festival that originated in Thailand. It has been a popular event in the country for the past few years, but due to the Corona disaster, it has been cancelled in many places.

In order to make the children who have been restricted from many activities have something to smile about this summer, Shoichi Nishihara and Takashi Ishibashi, who live in Kobe, have come up with the idea of “Nagata Ironman Songkran (Water Splashing Festival)”. They have reached their goal of 320,000 yen, and are now challenging the next goal.

We believe that there is magic in the smiles of children who forget about time and play purely. It is up to adults to make or lose those smiles. I hope that the future of children in Japan will be bright and prosperous so that their smiles will never be lost.

At the same time, by holding such an event close to local residents, it is hoped that it will help to revitalize the local community, which has been diluted by the Corona disaster.

On the day of the event, registration will begin at 12:30 p.m., the water discharge will start at 1:00 p.m., and the event will end at 3:00 p.m. The event will be canceled in the event of heavy rain, typhoon, storm, or bad weather that may cause a warning to be issued (to be announced the day before on the Hyogo Korean Youth Chamber of Commerce and Industry Instagram or Hyogo Korean Youth Chamber of Commerce and Industry Facebook page).

＜(The event will be announced the day before on the Hyogo Korean Youth Commerce and Industry Instagram or on the Hyogo Korean Youth Commerce and Industry Facebook page! The heat will dry you out quickly, so it’s no problem even if you get soaking wet.

Date

August 11, 2023 (Friday, holiday)

Place

Wakamatsu Park, in front of the Tetsujin 28 Monument
(6-3 Hiyoshi-cho, Nagata-ku, Kobe City)
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Time

12:30 Registration starts
13:00 Water discharge starts
15:00 End

• Hyogo Korean Youth Chamber of Commerce and Industry Official Instagram https://www.instagram.com/seisho_hyogo/
• Hyogo Korean Youth Chamber of Commerce and Industry official facebook https://www.facebook.com/hyogoseisyou/