The Japanese garden located in Baltalimanı district of Istanbul, has been renewed with the support of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) and Japanese government. The traditional tea ceremony and dances, which were performed in the opening ceremony with the participation of both Mayor Mr. Kadir Topbaş and Mr. Tamoaki Nakao, the mayor of the Shimonoseki city were well worth seeing.
Haber Tarihi : 7/21/2010 12:00:00 AM
“The Japanese Garden was built by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and with the support of the Japanese government. When I saw this picture at first time, it seemed to me as it was Istanbul But no. This is the view of the Kanmon Strait in Shimonoseki, Japan.”
The Japanese garden located in Baltalimanı district of Istanbul, has been renewed with the support of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) and Japanese government. The traditional tea ceremony and dances, which were performed in the opening ceremony with the participation of both Mayor Mr. Kadir Topbaş and Mr. Tamoaki Nakao, the mayor of the Shimonoseki city were well worth seeing.
The Japanese Garden was built by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and with the support of the Japanese government. The opening ceremony of the renewed garden was held with the participation of Mr. Kadir Topbaş, the mayor of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Mr. Tamoaki Nakao, the mayor of Shimonoseki city of Japan. Mr. Katsuyoshi Hayashi, the Istanbul Consul-General of Japan; Mr. Hiroshi Sekitani, the member of the Municipal Council the Shimonoseki city; Mr. Kortan Çelikbilek, the private secretary of Mr. Kadir Topbaş; Mr. Eyyüp Karahan, the general manager of Istanbul Tree and Landscape Co., Mr. İhsan Şimşek, the Director of Parks and Gardens as well as a large number of Japanese tourists and the people of Istanbul.
Mayor Mr. Topbaş: “We share the beauty of both ancient civilization”
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Kadir Topbaş, the mayor of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, expressed that besides the year 2010 was being celebrated as the European Capital of Culture and it is also being celebrated as the ‘Japan’ year in Turkey and he continued that both ancient civilization, which had thousands of years of history, culture and civilization met in the renovated Japanese Garden. Both countries feel sympathy and friendship toward the other. Turkey attaches importance to improving political, economic, and commercial relations while also boosting cultural activities.
“There is a good quote from Rumi: ‘Not those who speak the same language, but those who share the same sentiments live in harmony.’ Our closeness to each other is because we share the same feelings.
via İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi.