Vespucci in Tokyo, the Italian Village opens today
The exhibition presents the best of Italian industry, culture and innovation on 22,500 sqm, until 30 August
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A strategic stop, in view of the Osaka 2025 Universal Exhibition. The Italian Village - displaying the excellence of Made in Italy inside the Amerigo Vespucci sailing ship - landed yesterday in Tokyo, where it opened this morning and will remain until Friday, the second stop after the one in Los Angeles. And if in the American metropolis the surface area of the Village was 12,000 square metres, representing 100 billion made in Italy exports, in Tokyo it covers a good 22,500 square metres.
L’iniziativa
In addition to the Ministry of Defence, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and ten other ministries are also taking part in the Villaggio Italia initiative, which was initiated by Defence Minister Guido Crosetto. Implementing and managing the initiative are Difesa Servizi, an in-house company of the Ministry of Defence, and Ninetynine, thanks to a public-private partnership agreement.
On show - through exhibitions, installations, concerts and conferences - are the main sectors of excellence in Italian culture, art, sport, research and industry, including food & wine, thanks to a number of collaborations with ICE, Veronafiere/Vinitaly, Regione Piemonte, Consorzio Piemonte Land of Wine.
The sectors on display
.Tourism is also at the centre, thanks to the collaboration with Enit - the National Tourism Agency and the Italian Ministry of Tourism, which organise strategic meetings with tour operators at each stage). The environmental sector is important, with focus on developments in scientific research in the environmental field and development with specific focus on blue and space econonomy. Culture plays a major role through art, design, music, and entertainment through collaborations with important realities such as the Venice Biennale's International Film Festival, Adi, the Accademia Teatro alla Scala, and Maestro Riccardo Muti's Italian Opera Academy).
The words of the institutions
."The ship Vespucci, pride of Defence, has docked for the first time in history in Tokyo. A proud ambassador of Made in Italy, it brings with it all the excellence of our country," said Minister Crosetto.
