Da Nang (VNA) – The Da Nang Museum on March 10held the “Japanese Culture Festival” 2019 in the central city of Da Nang to popularisethe beauty of the culture, land and people of Japan to locals and visitors,thus contributing to the strengthening of cultural exchange between the twocountries and bilateral friendship.
Large crowds of participants had a chance to enjoy shows andjoin various activities related to Vietnamese and Japanese traditional costumes,quizzes on the two cultures. They also showed special interest in Japanese typicalfood, tea ceremony, calligraphy, paper folding, and folk games.
In Vietnam, Japan is often referred to as “the land ofcherry blossom” or “the land of rising Sun”. Many of its cultural pieces suchas kimono dress, ikebana flower arrangement, cherry blossom, samurai fighters,manga books, sushi and sashimi are very popular among Vietnamese, young and oldalike.-VNA