Message from the Ambassador

Jambo!Habari (Hello, How are you?)
Karibu (Welcome) to the website of the Embassy of Tanzania, Tokyo, Japan.

In this website, you will find valuable information on Tanzania, the Land of Kilimanjaro, Spice Islands of Zanzibar and Tanzanite, whose political and economic affairs have been changing rapidly for the better since independence in 1961.

International interest in Tanzania has been growing rapidly due to abundance of natural wealth and resources which offer tremendous investment opportunities for investors.

These include an excellent geographical location (Tanzania is a strategic outlet to several landlocked countries), arable land, world renowned tourist attractions (Serengeti, Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, Mount Kilimanjaro and the Spice Islands of Zanzibar), natural resources, sizeable domestic and sub-regional market, a wide raw material supply base, abundant and inexpensive skills, assurances of personal safety, warm friendly people and a suitable market policy orientation.

Currently, we are seeing a growing interest among the Japanese people who wish to get more information about Tanzania. This website will be able to quench that interest. It is a known fact that Kilimanjaro coffee, Africafe instant coffee, Makonde wood sculpture, Tingatinga paintings and Khanga fabric are increasingly becoming cherished goods in Japanese houses. And Swahili, which is one of the most widely-spoken African languages with more than 70 million people using it particularly in eastern and central African regions, is now taught in several reputed Japanese universities. This is evidence that there is potential for deepening Japan - Tanzania relations.

I take this opportunity to encourage Japanese investors and tourists to take advantage of the conducive environment in the country and bring in capital, technology and skills for investment in Tanzania and for tourists to come and enjoy available touristic attractions.

The Tanzania Embassy in Japan presents to you its website http://www.tanzaniaembassy.or.jp in order to provide basic specialized information on various subjects of interest to many and various audiences.
I sincerely hope the contents of our website and interlinks provided would serve your needs better, faster and more efficient without having to visit us physically or make expensive telephone calls.

However, should the need arise, a visit to our Embassy in Tokyo, a phone call or email message will be accorded with the usual warm reception.

Asante sana(Thank you)