Bangkok, July 29-DASTA aims to raise the level of handicraft entrepreneurs Sukhothai, the creative city prepare to invite experts from Kanazawa City Japan Training to enhance knowledge and experience

Colonel Athikhun Khongmee, Director of the Special Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration Organization or DASTA, revealed that he had discussed with Ms. Kawa Yoko, the main coordinator of Kanazawa Creative City. Japan which is a member of the Creative Cities Network for Crafts and Folk Art (Crafts and Folk Art) as well as Sukhothai Province On the possibility of cooperation, exchange of knowledge between each other. by Kanazawa City He was strong in gold leaf making and weaving. Techniques, methods and designs are being developed. including creative extensions By maintaining a sustainable identity and way of life. Therefore, it is possible that Kanazawa City Will send skilled craftsmen to train for Sukhothai City which DASTA by Special Area Office 4 Sukhothai Province will proceed to the next step

“Have a discussion and exchange with the Creative City Pillar Coordinator. and director of tourism Kanazawa city of DASTA and entrepreneurs in cloth work, gold work, pottery and art of Creative City, Sukhothai Province. Get knowledge, perspective, management as a member of the Creative Cities Network. This is a mission according to the Membership Monitoring Guidelines to create cooperation between cities, with DASTA aiming to elevate Sukhothai as a destination for quality tourists. In order to create and distribute more income to the community and Thailand, ”said the director of DASTA.

Ms. Okawa Masako, Tourism Director Kanazawa said Kanazawa tourism. It tends to continue to grow after Kanazawa hosted a meeting of members of the Creative Cities Network in 2015, making the city more known. The number of tourists from that year was 2.56 hundred thousand people, increasing to 6.13 hundred thousand people in 2019, or a 240 percent increase and from the spread of the COVID virus. The number of tourists dropped to 4.5 thousand in 2021, but now tourists are growing again. Kanazawa has a goal that by 2025 there will be 821,000 tourists (134 percent increase) compared to 2019, which overall tourists. 52% of them were from Asian countries, 34.3% were from Europe and 13% were from Europe. 7 are tourists from other regions which develops the city's creative tourism activities It focuses on providing tourists with artistic experiences, including arts and crafts, painting, sculpting and experiencing culture. Because Kanazawa is the location of the samurai village. and a geisha village.-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency