Kazanlak News

Kazanlak News

If you go in late May for the Festival of Roses in Kazanlak, may take a moment to think that becomes a mistake and you are in Japan. At this time there are more than 1500 Japanese tourists, a city in which they live less than 50 thousand people, that presence does not go unnoticed. To arrive at the festival and other tourists, among them Bulgarians, Russians and Western Europeans, but last year the Japanese were almost half of all visitors.
The first tourists Most Japanese tourists from the city of Fukuyama. Hristo Stoyanov by the Association for Friendship Kazanlak - Japan "explains that the great interest in Kazanlak began after the concert tour of the Folk Dance Ensemble" Pirin "- Blagoevgrad, in Fukuyama city in 1994, then Bulgarian dance away their hosts a large copper rose Promotional materials for the Rose Festival in Kazanlak.
Interest in the Japanese was not random. In Fukuyama Rose is a special tribute. The city has its own Festival of Roses in May, although oil rose will not grow due to climatic conditions of the island country.
In 1998, another ensemble - Arsenal - Kazanlak, visited the Japanese city of roses during his holidays, accompanied by a delegation from the town of Kazanlak. Two years later, around 120 people, including Bulgarian entrepreneurs, artists, craftsmen, historians, rozovadi and people from the city, setting up NGO Kazanlak - Japan. The Association acts as an intermediary, which attracts tourists, including dance ensembles, which continue to visit Japan.
Hristo Stoyanov said that Japanese businessman Shinichi Munemasa, owner of the company Sanix, working in the health and environmental services in Japan, funded annually visits ensemble Arsenal in Japan and its performances in Fukuoka city, close to Fukuyama.
Pink business days Residents of the island country have attracted most of the rituals and customs associated with picking and preparation of products rose. The Rose Festival is held annually the first weekend of June, states Vasil Belev by the "Bulgarian Rose, which together with the municipality of Kazanlak organize festivities during the three holidays.
During the festival has concerts with performers of Bulgarian folk dances are also very much like the Japanese, and discover the rose fields and picking. According to traders in Kazanlak, thanks to Japanese visitors jumped repeatedly to their speed, since the products of the rose, and especially the famous rose oil are bought mainly by Japanese. According to Stoyanov this is due to geographical remoteness of Japan, where the Bulgarian production more difficult to break the market.
Tourist attractions are not limited to, the Rose Festival. Foreign tourists come for 1-2 weeks and during that time visiting other places. The package of services that offer their tour is included and a tour of the Valley of the Kings. In the town of Kazanlak is also something to see - houses museums of famous Bulgarian artists and art galleries.
Since last year in the villages around Kazanlak open and about 15 guest houses, according to international standards for rural tourism. The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has helped three years of Bulgarian villages around Kazanlak to start your business with rural tourism, "said Kimi Nagoya, technical coordinator for projects in the organization. The aid consisted in training residents how to obtain licenses and to cope with the available resources.

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