Ricca Ricca Festa 2025 (International Children’s and Youth Theatre Festival) has come to a successful close. Under the theme of ‘Theatre is Medicine for the Soul’ we were able to deliver an enjoyable performance this year as well, thanks to the support of many people. Not only from within Japan, but also from over 25 cities overseas, including China, South Korea, and Taiwan, while many visitors came to Okinawa as audience members.

We are deeply grateful and delighted that Ricca Ricca Festa 2025 was able to take place and sincerely thank all the audience members, performers, staff, and related parties.

The smiles of the children watching the performances, the serious discussions at the peace-building symposium, the talent development performances by young artists, and the high school students from China, Taiwan, and Okinawa who worked together as a team to handle the reception desk, all contributed to making Ricca Ricca Festa 2025 a place where people from various countries and regions could build friendships beyond their differences, and take a small step toward peace.

Thank you very much.

Next year’s Ricca Ricca Festa is scheduled to take place from 24th to 30th July 2026. We look forward to seeing you again at next year’s ricca*ricca festa!

Hisashi Shimoyama – Ricca Ricca Festa Artistic Director and Producer