A TV crew from Japan has arrived in Vitebsk to film material about the city of artists

A team of Japanese television journalists has arrived in Vitebsk to shoot material about the city of artists for a future film about Belarus, reported Darya Matskevich, Deputy Head of the Department of Sports and Tourism of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee.

"The agreement that Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) will shoot a film about Belarus was reached quite a long time ago at the interstate level. Six months ago, the director of the future film visited Vitebsk and formed an impression of it as a city of culture and inspiration for artists. This is the key in which they want to present our regional center. A group of seven channel employees, along with a translator, arrived at Minsk National Airport on June 6 and headed straight for Vitebsk from there, which will be the first stop on their work route. Today, the journalists will be busy with filming all day," explained Darya Matskevich.

In the first half of the day, the guests from Japan will capture city views, and after lunch, they will visit Chagall's places: the Art Center and the Marc Chagall House-Museum (which is particularly symbolic in the year of the artist's 130th birthday), and also visit a children's art school. From Vitebsk, the journalists will travel to other regions and will complete their tour in Minsk. "Subsequently, the film about Belarus will be shown in Japan on ABC to promote tourism in Belarus and increase interest in it from the residents of the Land of the Rising Sun," added Darya Matskevich.

Ekaterina Knyazeva - BELTA.