Watch: Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki's Colourful Holi Festivities

India celebrated the festival of joy and colours – Holi, on March 25th. People from every corner of the country came together to celebrate this vibrant occasion, applying colours to each other with enthusiasm. It’s no surprise that Japan’s Ambassador to India, Hiroshi Suzuki, along with his wife Eiko Suzuki, embraced the occasion with gusto.

The festival of Holi is renowned for the application of ‘gulaal’ (coloured powder) on each other. People also celebrate by splashing water balloons filled with colours, exchanging flowers, indulging in various sweets and drinking ‘thandai’ (a traditional drink). A video of Japan’s Ambassador to India, Hiroshi Suzuki, playing Holi with his wife has captured the attention of the internet and is going viral.

Hiroshi Suzuki took to X (formerly known as Twitter) and wrote, “Happy Holi!”, as he shared a video. The clip depicts the couple joyfully throwing coloured ‘gulaal’ at each other. Hiroshi Suzuki is seen wearing a white T-shirt and pants, while his wife, Eiko Suzuki, is dressed in a black T-shirt and pants. They are captured laughing and enjoying the moment as it gets recorded. This clip has garnered about 2 lakh views on X.

The comment section was filled with wishes for the couple on the occasion of Holi. A user wrote, “Happy Holi Suzuki san and family. Have an amazing one.” Another commented, “Sir, nice to see you enjoying. This is the real flavour of true Indian culture. Wish you a very healthy and colourful Holi.” One comment read, “Happy Holi. Wish this festival of colours brings more joy, engagement, and prosperity between the Prime Minister of India and the Prime Minister of Japan. Long live the Indo-Japan festival of meaningful diplomacy.”

Previously, he shared yet another video on X where he can be seen indulging in a box of ‘gujiyas’ made with desi ghee. Hiroshi Suzuki further wished everyone by writing, “Holi hai! I wish your Holi is full of happiness and ‘gujiya’.”

Apart from this, the Ambassador recently visited the Mumbai Film City with his wife and shared a few photos on social media. Japan’s Ambassador to India shared glimpses of his outing on X. One clip shows Hiroshi Suzuki dancing to the song Pink Blue X Saude Baazi with his wife. A photo showed the couple posing on a bike that was featured in Rohit Shetty’s movie, Golmaal. Another snippet showed the couple sitting on the iconic Aamir Khan-led 3 Idiots bum chairs.