VIETNAM – JAPAN CULTURAL DAY 2013

Dr. Tran Dinh Lam was one the guests attending the Vietnam – Japan Culture Day 2013, which took place at the HCMC Youth Cultural House on October 06.

The event was co-organized by the Consulate General of Japan in HCMC and the HCMC Youth Cultural House on the occasion of 40 years of establishing Vietnam – Japan diplomatic relations.

Present at the opening ceremony of the Culture Day were Nguyen Thanh Rum, Director of the HCMC Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Harumitsu Hida, Consul General of Japan in HCMC; Bui Thanh Liem, Director of the Youth Cultural House; together with directors of the Departments of Foreign Affairs from Vung Tau, Dong Nai; representatives from JICA, Japan Business Association and some universities.

According to Consul General Harumitsu Hida, the Day is a practical and healthy playground to enhance the friendship and cultural exchanges between the two countries. It also provides a chance for young people to get an understanding of mutual culture and history. He loves Vietnamese people’s creativity and hard-working attitude, wishing the Vietnam – Japan relations to reach a new high in the future. The Consul General considers Vietnam as his second fatherland, hoping to have more contributions for this friendship.

Mr. Hiramitsu Hida gave a speech at the opening of the ceremony.

On that Day, professional Japanese artists from Da Da Da Dan Tenko Band introduced and performed traditional drums. In addition, there were also other activities such as Yosakoi dancing, Japanese martial art, cosplay contest, Japanese cuisine with traditional dishes and an exhibition of modern paintings by Japanese artists.

An interesting activity of the Day was a singing contest for student groups who are not majoring in Japanese language with the presence of several Vietnamese artists such as Hong Hanh, Nguyen Vu, Chi Thien, and Phu Sa trio. The HCMC University of Pedagogy and Huflit University won the prizes. 

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