Hanoi to usher in New Year with Japanese festival
(VOV) - A Japanese cultural festival is set for December 27-28 at the Hanoi Giang Vo Exhibition Centre to welcome the New Year.
AKEOME! 2015 takes its name from ‘akemashite omedetou meaning ‘Happy New Year' in Japanese.
It will feature traditional Japanese handicrafts, cuisine, decorations and carp lanterns.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to participate in a variety of fun and exciting activities to close out 2014 such as omikuji fortune-telling, wearing traditional Japanese costume and purchasing Japanese souvenirs.
The cultural event hopes to attract young and old alike and enhance the friendship between the two countries.