Taiwan-Japan Fruit Festival Set for August 1 in Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai has teamed up with the heads of the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association's Taipei and Kaohsiung offices to promote the upcoming "2026 Taiwan-Japan Great Harbor Fruit Festival." They starred in a short promotional video employing a trendy social media transition effect.

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Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai has teamed up with the heads of the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association's Taipei and Kaohsiung offices to promote the upcoming "2026 Taiwan-Japan Great Harbor Fruit Festival." They starred in a short promotional video employing a trendy social media transition effect.

The video features Chen Chi-mai playfully presenting Kaohsiung's golden diamond pineapples and toasting with juice. The association's Taipei representative, Katayama Kazuhiro, held a "victory" Daruma doll, while Kaohsiung office director Okuyama Masashi, from Japan's apple-producing Aomori prefecture, enthusiastically bit into a red apple.

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The video features Chen Chi-mai playfully presenting Kaohsiung's golden diamond pineapples and toasting with juice. The association's Taipei representative, Katayama Kazuhiro, held a "victory" Daruma doll, while Kaohsiung office director Okuyama Masashi, from Japan's apple-producing Aomori prefecture, enthusiastically bit into a red apple.

The "Great Harbor Fruit Festival," now in its third year, will take place on August 1st and 2nd at the Kaohsiung Music Center's Sea Breeze Plaza. The event will feature over 100 stalls offering Taiwanese and Japanese fruits, food, and specialty products. It will also include stage performances, lectures by young farmers, interactive sessions with popular influencers, and fruit-themed games.

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The "Great Harbor Fruit Festival," now in its third year, will take place on August 1st and 2nd at the Kaohsiung Music Center's Sea Breeze Plaza. The event will feature over 100 stalls offering Taiwanese and Japanese fruits, food, and specialty products. It will also include stage performances, lectures by young farmers, interactive sessions with popular influencers, and fruit-themed games.

This year, eleven Japanese cities that have close ties with Kaohsiung will participate, bringing their unique products, tourism highlights, and cultural experiences. The festival aims to foster deeper friendship between Taiwan and Japan by using fresh fruits and local delicacies as a medium for exchange. It also seeks to promote high-quality agricultural products from Taiwan and Kaohsiung, while allowing visitors to experience a Japanese summer festival atmosphere without traveling abroad.

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This year, eleven Japanese cities that have close ties with Kaohsiung will participate, bringing their unique products, tourism highlights, and cultural experiences. The festival aims to foster deeper friendship between Taiwan and Japan by using fresh fruits and local delicacies as a medium for exchange. It also seeks to promote high-quality agricultural products from Taiwan and Kaohsiung, while allowing visitors to experience a Japanese summer festival atmosphere without traveling abroad.