Embroidered key visual — Tokyo at sunset and Zimbabwe at dawn, joined by golden thread.

Two festivals, connected across 12,000 km.

Dates · 17 & 24 Oct 2026 (Sat)

Zimbabwe · now
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Japan · now
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Information

Date
17 & 24 Oct 2026 (Sat) · 8:00 / 10:30 each day (CAT)
Venue
Bulawayo · Tokyo (held simultaneously)
Admission
Coming soon
🇿🇼ZimbabweCAT
BulawayoThe City of Kings and Queens
🇯🇵JapanJST

Credits

Concept & Direction (Zimbabwe)
Rinako Shirai
Concept & Direction (Japan)
Shota Shimura
Artist & Assistant Direction (Zimbabwe)
Yolanda Ngwenya
Mikoshi Construction & Product Design (Japan)
Nako Kominami
Dramaturg (Japan)
Mutsushi Asai
Co-hosted by
National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo
In Cooperation with
Bakhar
Supported by
The Kao Foundation for Arts and Sciences

Selected for Tokyo Festival 2026 Open Call Programs

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