An Ao Dai show of Vietnam at the festival (Photo: VNA) Tokyo (VNA) – Many Japanese have been fascinated by Vietnamesefoods and Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress) shows during the recent InternationalCultural Festival held in Tsukuba city, Ibaraki prefecture.
This year is the second time the Vietnamese Association in the city hasparticipated in the festival.
Cultural cooperation has been key in Vietnam-Japan relations. Accordingto head of the liaison committee of the Vietnamese Association in Ibaraki CaoSy Luan, from the first year of joining the festival in 2017, the associationreceived helpful support from the organisation board.
He said that this year, the Vietnamese booth attracted many visitors.
The festival had more than 200 booths showing traditional foods and folkgames of Japan as well as culture of various countries such as China, the US,France, India and the Philippines.
Currently, 230,000 Vietnamese people are living and working in Japan,while 16,000 Japanese are living in Vietnam. Japan is the third largest sourceof tourists to Vietnam.-VNA
This year is the second time the Vietnamese Association in the city hasparticipated in the festival.
Cultural cooperation has been key in Vietnam-Japan relations. Accordingto head of the liaison committee of the Vietnamese Association in Ibaraki CaoSy Luan, from the first year of joining the festival in 2017, the associationreceived helpful support from the organisation board.
He said that this year, the Vietnamese booth attracted many visitors.
The festival had more than 200 booths showing traditional foods and folkgames of Japan as well as culture of various countries such as China, the US,France, India and the Philippines.
Currently, 230,000 Vietnamese people are living and working in Japan,while 16,000 Japanese are living in Vietnam. Japan is the third largest sourceof tourists to Vietnam.-VNA
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