#17 “I Want to Live in Moscow!” Eir Aoi Experiences Russia’s Love for Japan Firsthand at J-FEST（3/3）

2015.01.21

▲ With my Russian friend, Maria, who always supports my cultural diplomacy activities in Russia.

Aoi also got hooked on Russian cuisine.

“The food was all so good; I ate so much I started to get back aches.”

There’s so much joy in just being able to enjoy the local cuisine and the delight in Aoi’s face during meal times reminded me of that.

“I replaced the “arigatou” (thank you) in my songs with the Russian “спасибо” and the audience seemed to get a kick out of that and seeing all their happy faces made me happy too. Now that I’ve experienced what it’s like, I really can’t wait to come back and perform in Russia again. I want to connect with the Russian people even more. I definitely want to come back again. It would be great to come with all my other band members next time.
I now like Russia to the point that I want to live there and I’m just really grateful for this opportunity. It was a reminder of just how integral anime is in strengthening Japan’s ties with the rest of the world too. I’m going to put in the work and make sure I return to Russia again.”

I would love to come back to Russia with Eir Aoi again one day, too.
Eir, I’m sure I speak for everyone in Russia when I say, thank you for your visit.

▲ With the 1500 member audience after the performance.

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