Japan Fest to offer cultural performances and products

A wide range of cultural activities and products from Japan will be featured during the Japan Fest in Hanoi on November 23 and 24.
Japan Fest to offer cultural performances and products ảnh 1Magician J will wow festival goers with a performance inspired by Japanese culture (Photo courtesy of Sakuko Vietnam)

Hanoi (VNA)– A wide range of cultural activities and products from Japan will be featuredduring the Japan Fest in Hanoi on November 23 and 24.

The festival, which willbe held at the Children’s Palace, 36 Ly Thai To Street, is expected to draw25,000 visitors.

It will promote Japaneseculture to Vietnamese people and foreign tourists.

Hosted by Sakuko, asupplier of Japanese brands in Vietnam, the event will feature 50 brands infood, baby goods, cosmetics, fashion and home decor.

The scale of thefestival is bigger than its previous version, Cool Japan Festival 2018.

Apart from the fair, thefestival will feature Japanese art performances, traditional dances withumbrellas and fans, music shows, tea ceremonies, lucky draws and a competitionwith prizes in cash.

For two days, visitorswill have a chance to enjoy the performances of Polaris group, C-Style group,magician J, Ninja band, Taiko group of drummers and Hanoi Sennen Yosakoi group.

Participants can takepart in various games and experiences such as sumo wrestling, trying on kimonoand archery.

This year, the festivalwill be held with the theme 'Four Seasons in Japan'. Accordingly, visitors cantake photos with backgrounds reflecting Japanese landscape in four seasons. Areplica of Japanese streets with lanterns and colourful umbrellas will bearranged at the site./.
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