The Bulgarian Rose Festival Yokohama 2026 took place in the Japanese port city of Yokohama on May 10, according to a Facebook post by the Bulgarian Embassy in Tokyo.
The event was organised for a second consecutive year by Motomachi Shopping Street.
On behalf of Bulgarian Ambassador Marieta Arabadjieva, greetings to organisers and guests were delivered by Maria Kutina, cultural, educational and scientific affairs attache at the Bulgarian embassy in Japan.
The festival also featured a celebratory parade with Kazanlak’s Rose Queen, Maria Shamburova, which passed through the streets of Motomachi and attracted numerous residents and visitors.
Editing by Miglena Ivanova