Holding events in Azerbaijan that reflect Japanese culture makes a great contribution to the further development of cultural relations between the two countries.

APA reports that this was said by the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan to our country, Vada Junichi, today at the Heydar Aliyev Center during an event dedicated to the traditional Japanese sword fighting performance by the Japanese TATE HATORYU group.

Minister of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan Farid Gayibov, Minister of Defense Industry Madat Guliyev, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan to our country Vada Junichi and other officials took part in the event.

The event, in which traditional Japanese sword fighting scenes were performed, was organized by the Embassy of Japan in Azerbaijan, supported by Heydar Aliyev Center, ITOCHU, ISR AUTO, JTI Azerbaijan and Landmark Baku.

Speaking at the opening of the event, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to our country Wada Junichi informed about Tate, a traditional Japanese art based on ancient roots, and expressed his belief that holding such events in Azerbaijan would be a great contribution to the further development of cultural relations between the two countries.

"Tate is a staged art form of traditional Japanese sword fighting art and has unique features combining elements of ancient samurai martial arts, dance and Kabuki. It recreates realistic and dynamic scenes from war movies as well as stage performances," the diplomat noted.

"TATE HATORYU" group, which performed at the event and is currently operating in New York, has been actively promoting the tate art form, performing numerous stage performances in various states of the USA and Japan, including New York.

At the same time, they also support the filming of battle scenes for many events and action films.

In the artistic part of the event, the "TATE Hatoryu" group performed special sword fighting scenes for the guests, samurai fighting style and smooth swords accompanied by music.