Among the participants at the first-ever festival were Japanese Ambassador Yasuaki Tanizaki and President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) Vu Xuan Hong.

Nearly 500 students who love the Japanese language from 10 secondary and high schools in Hanoi performed Japanese songs praising the friendship with and love for Japan.

During the festival, Hanoi’s children presented 5,000 paper cranes made by themselves to their Japanese peers. More than VND40 million was raised during the event in support of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims.

VNA