Japanese culture, cuisine, art festival opens

Hundreds of Vietnamese and Japanese residents in Da Nang and Hoi An participated in the annual Vietnam-Japan Culture Exchange at the city's Administrative Centre Park on August 28.
 Japanese culture, cuisine, art festival opens ảnh 1Shushi - typical Japanese cuisine. (Source: vietbao)

Hundreds of Vietnamese and Japanese residents in Da Nang and Hoi An participated in the annual Vietnam-Japan Culture Exchange at the central city's Administrative Centre Park on August 28.

The event, which will run until August 30, displays pavilions of cuisine, traditional calligraphy, art performances and dances from different parts of Japan .

Visitors can try on a kimono, yukata, and paper folding (kirigami, origami) as well as tasting Japanese cuisines.

The event will also feature performance by Otawara artists along with demonstrations of Aikido, Sumo and Japanese sword play.-VNA

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