Irish musicians will bring songs, drawings and messages to encourage and give hope to survivors of the March 11 catastrophe — especially the children — in the Tohoku region from Dec. 6 to 8.
Musician Liam O Maonlai and the chorus group Anuna will visit towns in Tohoku along with Irish Ambassador to Japan John Neary, and hold concerts as well as cultural exchange programs at schools and concert halls. They will visit Soma and Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, and the town of Ogawara in Miyagi Prefecture.
The performances "will offer hope and encouragement which will remain in people's hearts and bring Irish and Japanese people closer together," Neary said Monday.