The theme of this year’s parade is “The Fusion of Tradition & Innovation,” the same as the Green Ireland Festival.
Although the parade has been canceled a total of four times due to the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 and the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2022, the theme was chosen in hopes of further development, building on the various bonds of friendship between Japan and Ireland that have been cultivated over the 29 times of the Tokyo Parade’s history, and adding new strength.
This year’s logo, which commemorates the 30th anniversary, was designed by Ms Tamiko Kashiwamura of the ICF (Intercollegiate Celtic Festival).
It is a wonderful design that features an arrangement of a portrait of St. Patrick against a background of the number 30 with a Celtic pattern in the center.