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Japan Croatia Friendship House completed in Tokamachi in 2012 – congratulations!

Posted on August 6, 2012September 7, 2026 by Ivana Marija Vidovic and Darko Zubrinic

Japan Croata Friendship House in Tokamachi opened by Yoshifumi Sekiguchi mayor of the city

Two beautiful ladies in Japanese and Croatian kimonos, the first one bringing scissors and the second one gloves,
in order to solemnly open the Japan Croatia Friendship House in Tokamachi.

Official opening of the Croatia Japan Friendship House in Japan.
Inscription in Japanese:  Congratulations on completion for Japan Croatia friendship house
From right to left:

 

  1. Mr. Kiyoshi Kozakai : Speaker, Tokamachi City Assembly
  2. Mr. Nobutaka Tsutsui: Member of the House of Representatives
  3. Mr. Kazuyuki Hamada: Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs
  4. Mr. Yoshifumi Sekiguchi: Mayor, City of Tokamachi
  5. H.E. Ms. Mira Martinec: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Croatia to Japan
  6. Ms. Tomoko Kitajima: Depyty Governer, Niitata Prefecture
  7. Mr. Makoto Fujiwara: Director, Center for Independent Administrative Institution Japan Sports Promotion



Mr. Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, Mayor of the city of Tokamachi, is wearing a badge representing Croatian Coat of Arms,
made in Tokamachi out of red and silver pearls.

High officials with soccer players (boys) from Wako city (Saitama Prefecture) and Tokamachi city.

H.E. Ms. Mira Martinec (Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Croatia to Japan) and Mr. Yoshifumi Sekiguchi (Mayor of the City of Tokamachi),
with a Japanese boy between them, wearing Croatian jersey. On the right Mr. Kazuyuki Hamada, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs.



A famous Croatian kimono made in 2002 on the occassion of the arrival of Croatian soccer representation.
This silk kimono was made by Mr Shoichi Chihara in his kimono atelier ‘Wa no kaze’.
For more information see Sanja (R)eljeznjak.

 
Dana 14. srpnja 2012.g. u gradu Tokamachi u prefekturi Niigata sveeano je otvorena Kuaea japansko-hrvatskog prijateljstva. Ovaj objekt je izgraden pored velikog nogometnog stadiona na kojemu je 2002. g. trenirao tim Hrvatske nogometne reprezentacije za Svjetski kup u Japanu i Ju 3/4 noj Koreji. Tada je grad Tokamachi ugostio Hrvatsku nogometnu reprezentaciju i tijekom vi1e od mjesec dana dru 3/4 enja stvorilo se prijateljstvo izmedu gradana Tokamachi-a i Hrvatske. Kroz nogomet, Japanci su se zainteresirali za Hrvatsku, mnogi od njih su posjetili Hrvatsku kao turisti i ta veza se od tada neprestano njeguje.
Kada je poeetkom 2006. tada1nji veleposlanik RH u Japanu Dr. Drago (C)tambuk prilikom prvog posjeta gradu predlo 3/4 io gradonaeelniku Tokamachija da se pored igrali1ta napravljena za hrvatske nogometa1e 2002. podigne Kuaea japansko-hrvatskoga prijateljstva imao je na umu, uz njenu praktienu namjenu, da ista bude i simbol trajnoga prijateljstva izmedu Japana i Hrvatske. Tim vi1e 1to je veleposlanik (C)tambuk istovremeno isposlovao i dogovorio donaciju projekta od strane hrvatskih arhitekata Vinka Peneziaea i Kre1imira Rogine koji su uz japansku lanternu i hrvatski svjetionik na treaeoj razini objekta – trajnim svjetlom prijateljstva povezali dvije daleke zemlje.

Na sveeanom otvaranju bili su prisutni predstavnici japanskog Parlamenta (Diet), zamjenik ministra vanjskih poslova, direktor Uprave za Srednju i Ju 3/4 nu Europu MVP-a sa suradnicima, predstavnici dviju najveaeih politiekih stranaka DPJ i LDP, zamjenik guvernera Niigata Prefekture i mnogi elanovi parlamenta Prefekture Niigata, gradonaeelnik grada Tokamachi, elanovi skup1tine grada Tokamachi, predstavnici turistiekih i sportskih organizacija iz regije i drugi uzvanici, ukupno vi1e od 100 osoba.
S hrvatske strane sveeanosti su prisustvovali veleposlanica Mira Martinec i djelatnici Veleposlanstva, te arhitekti Vinko Peneziae i Kre1imir Rogina. Prilikom sveeanog otvaranja Kuaee japansko hrvatskog prijateljstva uvodni govor je odr 3/4 ao gradonaeelnik grada Tokamachi-a Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, parlamentarni zamjenik ministra vanjskih poslova Kazuyuki Hamada i vlp Mira Martinec koja je ujedno proeitala poruku ppV Nevena Mimice koji nije mogao biti prisutan ovoj ceremoniji.
Na sveeanom prijemu koji je uslijedio nastupila je Ana Rucner i svojim koncertom podigla raspolo 3/4 enje okupljenih gostiju. Takoder je nastupila grupa izvodaea tradicionalne japanske glazbe na koto 3/4 ieanim tradicionalnim instrumentima. Dogadaj sveeanog otvaranja Kuaee japansko hrvatskog prijateljstva je popraaeen u lokalnim medijima.    
Izvor jp.mvp.hr

十日町市とクロアチアの友情の象徴であるクラブハウスが完成しました

平成14年の日韓ワールドカップで、クロアチア共和国サッカーチームがキャンプを行い、その後始まった交流から10年目の今年、当間クロアチアピッチのクラブハウスが完成しました。
 これまで、クラブハウスがないため、大会の開催や緊急時の避難先等で、利用者の方々にはご不便をおかけしていましたが、ようやく安心してお使いいただけるようになります。

Source www.city.tokamachi.lg.jp
The slab with this inscription can be seen at the very entrance to the Japan Croatia Friendship House in Tokamaqchi.
Drago (C)tambuk, former Croatian ambassador in Japan, writes about a beautiful friendship.

Drago (C)tambuk: Kuaea japansko-hrvatskoga prijateljstva: primjer hrvatske arhi-diplomacije, Hrvatska revija 2, 2016.

Greater part of photos and text supplied by the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Tokyo, Japan.

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