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Mar 20, 2018 / 16:50

New perspective for Japanese Cultural Exchange in Hanoi

Japanese Cultural Exchange Festival 2018 in Hanoi will be held with many attractive activities to promote the capital tourism, according to Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports To Van Dong.

The Japanese Cultural Exchange Festival 2018 will take place from March 23 to 26 at Ly Thai To Flower Garden. This year, the festival will be the display of 50 flowering cherry trees, 10,000 cherry blossom branches.
 
New perspective for Japanese Cultural Exchange in Hanoi.
New perspective for Japanese Cultural Exchange in Hanoi.
From March 17 to 19, National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has transport six ton of cherry blossom branches from Japan to Hanoi for preparing the festival, according to Education and Advanced International Joint Stock Company (AIC) representatives.
The event will also feature spaces for Japanese and Vietnamese culture, such as an introduction to the Japanese tea ceremony, chess (Igo and Shogi) and the traditional game Kendama, and performances of Vietnamese traditional arts such as Ca Tru, Hat Xam, and Mua Bong.
Vietnamese and Japanese cuisines will be showcased in 8 to 10 pavilions at Hanoi Children’s Palace from March 23 to 25. On March 24 to 25, there will be Yosako dances on Dinh Tien Hoang Street.
In addition, the Hanoi People’s Committee and Japanese Embassy in Vietnam will hold a tourism promotion conference between Hanoi and Japan on March 24, along with exchanges in education and health care.
On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan, the Japanese Cultural Exchange Festival aims to further enhance the understanding, trust, and cohesion between the people of the two countries.
Last year, the Cherry Blossom Festival featured a display of 200 cherry trees and 10,000 cherry branches from Japan at the Ly Thai To Park, near the Hoan Kiem Lake in the downtown of Hanoi.
Japan is currently the third largest visitor-generating market for Vietnam’s tourism after China and South Korea. Nearly 600,000 Japan tourists visited Vietnam in 2017, up 7.8% year-on-year. Vietnam expects to welcome one million Japanese tourists in 2018, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.