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2021 coincides with the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 311. I am grateful that Taiwan stretched out its warm hands and contributed money as soon as the disaster occurred, and raised more than 20 billion yen in donations to assist in post-disaster recovery. For this, a group of Japanese local governments There are about 16 staff in Taiwan. Starting from December 22, a 9-day and 8-night bicycle tour around the island was launched to express the gratitude of the Japanese people and to wish the long-lasting friendship between Japan and Taiwan.
This event was initiated by the staff of the Japanese local government stationed in Taiwan and received warm responses from Japanese travelers in Taiwan. All places along the way were warmly received. Today is the last day of the event. Visit the Northeast corner of the Tourism Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation and the Yilan Coast National Scenic Area In addition to a warm welcome, Director Chen Meixiu also said that Taiwan and Japan have close sightseeing exchanges. More than 6 million tourists travel each year, which makes a huge contribution to the economies of the two countries. He hopes that this event will wait for international epidemic control permits and make more Japan better. Friends come to Taiwan to participate in cycling activities around the island, go to various towns and villages to experience the beauty of this land in Taiwan.
Hoshino Komura, deputy representative of the Exchange Association, said that he hopes that the event will help speed up the exchanges between Japan and Taiwan after the epidemic. Affected by the epidemic, millions of exchanges between Japan and Taiwan in the past years have disappeared. I hope that the bicycle round-the-island event will be exposed in the social media of exchange associations and other units and Taiwan media to help Japan and Taiwan friendship and enhance mutual trust.
Miyazaki Teizo from the Taipei Office in Shizuoka Prefecture: "This time, those of us who live in Taiwan or are sent to Taiwan, from all over Japan, want to deepen the exchanges between Taiwan and Japan by going around Taiwan. This project."
The event went smoothly. Participants wore the commemorative costumes of the "Japan-Taiwan Friendship Year" and the "Year of Cycling Tourism". The round-the-island operation lasted 9 days and 8 nights, covering a total distance of 891 kilometers. This operation is for Japan suffering from the epidemic. Cheer up and expand local exchanges between Japan and Taiwan.
