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Vietnam Festival in Kanagawa returns after two years

The Vietnam Festival in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture opened in Yokohama city on September 10 with the participation of a large number of people from both countries.
Vietnam Festival in Kanagawa returns after two years ảnh 1Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam (second from left) and Kanagawa Governor Yuji Kuroiwa (second from right) at the festival (Photo: VNA)
Tokyo (VNA) – The Vietnam Festival in Japan’sKanagawa prefecture opened in Yokohama city on September 10 with theparticipation of a large number of people from both countries.

Kanagawa Governor Yuji Kuroiwa expressed his delight that thefestival has returned after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic’simpacts, hoping the event would be warmly welcomed and help connect people inhis prefecture and Japan at large with Vietnam.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam said first held in2015, the Vietnam Festival in Kanagawa has become one of the annual culturalexchange events to help enhance mutual understanding between the two peoples throughcultural, musical and culinary exchanges, thereby further popularise images of Vietnam’sland, people, culture, and history to Japanese friends.

The festival has also helped strengthen solidarity andfriendship, thus contributing to development cooperation in all aspects betweenthe two countries, he added.

During the two-day event, visitors had a chance to enjoymusical performances by Vietnamese and Japanese artists and taste traditionaldishes of the Southeast Asian nation. An eloquence contest for internationalstudents in Kanagawa was also held.

Located to the south of Tokyo, Kanagawa is the second mostpopulous prefecture in Japan with a population of over 9.2 million. The numberof Vietnamese people in the prefecture has been on the rise in recent years, making themthe third largest foreign communities in this prefecture, after those fromChina and the Republic of Korea./.
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