Kimi: “I’m so happy to have been invited to this tea party and see Shibasaki again! The last time I saw her was in Tokyo at a MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON event. I’m looking forward to the next time we can work together! To all the fans that came to the event – I want to see you all again!”

After Kimi said her farewells to the audience, it was Shibasaki’s turn, but as she opened her mouth to speak, words just wouldn’t come out.

As everyone focussed their attention on Shibasaki, they could see tears welling up in her eyes.

Shibasaki: I’m overwhelmed with just how many people came today to support me. I couldn’t be happier. Up until now I could only ever dream of being capable of holding my own event in a foreign country – in Taiwan. I felt quite uneasy thinking that maybe nobody would come to my event today, so I’m overjoyed that each and every one of you came and had fun. I want to come back to Taiwan, and I want to see you all again, so I’ll be working my hardest! Thank you very much! We’ll see each other again!

The fans applauded, moving Shibasaki to tears once again. Everyone gathered for a commemorative photograph and with that, the event had finished. Shibasaki and Kimi handed souvenirs to each of the fans and saw them off.

The souvenirs consisted of popular Kyoto “Kotabe” sweets and Kyo Baum cake. The fans were also given a personal letter written by Shibasaki by hand. Some girls were moved to tears after reading their handwritten letter from Shibasaki.

Shibasaki’s event in Taiwan was a great success. For many fans, this was the first time they could get so close to Shibasaki and their first experience of matcha sweets. This event allowed fans to immerse themselves in Japanese culture. MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON aims to spread Japanese pop culture around the world. One way we achieve this goal is by holding Japanese culture events in different countries from time to time. Please check out MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON’s SNS websites for more information!