H.E. Mr. Masayoshi KAMOHARA
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan to Georgia

Thank you for visiting our web-site! My name is Masayoshi Kamohara, Ambassador of Japan to Georgia.

Georgia is well known in the world as a very beautiful country in the South-Caucasus with great landscapes and nature. It borders on Russia in the North, Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan in the South, and has access to the Black Sea in the West. After the Rose Revolution in 2003 the country has been actively carrying out reforms promoting democracy and market economy under the leadership of President Saakashvili. Since its independence in 1991 Georgian development as an independent state experienced some difficult times and now it has two conflict regions on its territory and the last military conflict occurred with Russia in August 2008.

Georgia is very proud of its ancient history and rich culture. When visiting this country you can see a lot of beautiful churches of Christianity (Orthodox), which was introduced in the country in the 4th century, as well as many great monuments. Georgian polyphony has been recognized as a 'Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity,' when UNESCO started to acknowledge such unique cultural values from all over the world in 2001. Even if you know little about Georgia, you may have heard about the Georgian Sumo wrestlers, among whom there are famous Kokkai and Tochinoshin; about the prominent ballet dancer Nina Ananiashvili; the world-famous painter Niko Pirosmani as well as the Georgian wine, deemed to be the oldest wine in the world, and outstanding hospitality of the Georgian people.

The Government of Japan established diplomatic relations with Georgia in 1992 following the collapse of the Former Soviet Union and opened its Embassy in the capital city of Tbilisi in January 2009. Japan has been continuously providing support and assistance to Georgia in various areas, including the contribution of 200 million US dollars which Japan pledged for restoration and development activities after the military conflict in Georgia in 2008. The Georgian Government and people demonstrate great interest in developing broader contacts with Japan and are committed to encourage more tourists from Japan to visit Georgia.

The Embassy of Japan in Georgia will continue our best efforts to further develop political and economic relations between our two countries as well as promote Japanese culture on the Georgian soil.