Vietnam and Japan Cultural and Culinary Exchange Festival
On July 15 and 16, 2014, at the Danang City Administrative Center Park, the Vietnam-Japan Cultural and Culinary Exchange Festival took place on the occasion of Vietnam Airlines opening a direct flight from Danang to Tokyo (Japan); at the same time continuing the series of activities under the Vietnam-Japan Cultural Exchange and Festival Program.
Along with Vietnamese tourism businesses and art troupes, the festival was also attended by representatives of Japanese city governments with relations with Da Nang (Sakai, Otawara, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Nagasaki, Fukuoka, Mitsuke, etc.); Japanese art troupes (drums, calligraphy, kite flying, etc.); the Association of Japanese Enterprises in Da Nang and Japanese tourists.
Within the framework of the festival, many special activities were held to demonstrate the friendship, strategic partnership and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Japan. Art troupes from Vietnam and Japan brought to the festival exciting and unique art performances such as: Bon Odori dance and bamboo dance; demonstration of traditional costumes of the two countries (ao dai, kimono and yukata); martial arts performances, Vietnamese and Japanese calligraphy, etc.
Coming to the festival, visitors can also visit Japanese art and culture booths such as: tea ceremony, cuisine, calligraphy, Ikebana flower arrangement, bonsai art, traditional Kimono costumes, comics, animation (manga - anime); Japanese - Vietnamese food booths with many culinary art performances, cuisine, food decoration and display, serving traditional dishes of the two countries... In addition, at the festival there are also booths providing information on investment and recruitment activities of Japanese enterprises, information on studying abroad, traveling to Japan for students, pupils and people in Da Nang city.
The Vietnam - Japan Cultural - Culinary Exchange Festival is an opportunity for Vietnamese and Japanese people to better understand the country and people of the two countries, on that basis developing the good friendship between Vietnam - Japan in general, Da Nang and Japanese localities, businesses and organizations in particular, contributing to the development of economy, culture and tourism between the two countries.
According to Dulich.vn
