VALENCIA, ELECTED OFFICIAL SITE OF JAPAN WEEK 2012, AN ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MEETING TO BOOST RELATIONS BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE WORLD. 

Numerous local, public spaces will offer entertainment, sports, exhibitions, and a “Tea Ceremony.”

The city of Valencia has been elected the official site of Japan Week 2012, an International meeting organized by the International Friendship Foundation, IFF, an organization based in Tokyo (Japan) that works to demonstrate the characteristic features of the Japanese culture through its folklore, art, music, crafts, dance, and sports among others. Each year the IFF chooses a specific city to host Japan Week; in 2010 it was held in Oporto, Portugal, and this year in 2011 it was held in Frankfurt, Germany.