Festival features popular symbols of Japanese culture
Iconic characteristics of Japanese culture, including Mount Fuji, Hello Kitty, ninjas, and Geishas, are being featured at the Feel Japan Festival that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 16.
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Under the theme ‘Bringing Japan closer to Vietnamese people’, the festival attracted a large number of visitors, particularly youngsters and students, on the opening day.
Visitors to the event can explore traditional performances by Maiko (apprentice Geisha) and Geiko (called Geisha in Kyoto) from Kyoto, as well as songs and dances by young famous Vietnamese singers including Chi Thien, Bao An, and boy band 365 Daband.
Participants are also invited to take photos and discuss Hello Kitty, a famous fictional cat with a red bow that is famous around the world.
Entertainers of the Ninja and Oiran troupes from Edo Wonderland, a theme park in Tochigi where the culture and life of the Edo period is reproduced, are holding Japanese martial arts performances.
A total of 50 booths are set-up for the event, showcasing the products and services from Japan’s leading brands in fashion, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food and electronics at discounted prices.
The festival, supported by the Japanese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, will run until July 17 at Gem Center, 8 Nguyen Binh Khiem Street in District 1.
