Saigontourist Group to debut Vietnam culture and cuisine festival in Japan
VOV.VN - The Saigontourist Group Vietnam Culture & Food Festival 2025 is set to take place abroad for the first time from June 14 to 15 at Osaka’s Tsurumi Ryokuchi Park, serving as a way to connect Japanese locals, overseas Vietnamese, and international visitors.
Pham Huy Binh, chairman of Saigontourist Group, described the event as a major step in promoting Vietnamese cuisine and culture on the global stage. Fifteen leading member units of the group will present more than 50 signature dishes representing the culinary heritage of Vietnam’s North, Central, and South regions.
The festival will also feature traditional musical instrument performances alongside cultural and musical exchanges between Vietnamese and Japanese artists, including young Vietnamese talents like Xuan Nghi and the Da LAB band, as well as Japanese performers.
Visitors can enjoy interactive folk activities such as folk cake making, bamboo dancing, vegetable and fruit carving, and coconut leaf weaving.
Additionally, tourism promotion events will be held as part of the festival, providing a platform for businesses from both countries to exchange information, explore cooperation, and develop appealing tourism products that meet growing traveler demands.
Programme to promote Vietnamese culinary culture launched
VOV.VN - The Tourism Information Center under the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) on October 1 unveiled the 2024 co-operation programme aimed at promoting Vietnamese cuisine.
