The Vietnam Festa in Kanagawa 2017 is underway from September 15-17 to introduce Vietnam's culture and attract more tourists from Japan. (Photo: Internet)Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of Culture, Sportsand Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has met with Mayor of Kanagawa Prefecture KuroiwaYuji to discuss the Vietnam Festa in Kanagawa 2017 and cooperation between thetwo sides.
The Vietnam Festa in Kanagawa 2017, running fromSeptember 15-17, is one of the biggest Vietnamese festivals in Japan thatprovides the country an opportunity to introduce its culture and attract more touristsfrom Japan.
Thien said the good relations between the two countrieshave smoothed the way for tourism development, and Japan is among Vietnam’s keytourism market.
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The number of Vietnamese visitors to Japan jumped from4,000 in 2010 to 204,000 last year while Japanese tourist arrivals in Vietnamhave also been on the rise, expected to hit 1 million annually, according toThien.
He hoped that more Japanese visitors will come to Vietnamafter the festival.
Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture Kuroiwa Yuji, for hispart, said this year’s festival is bigger than last year’s and a Vietnamesetravel expo is held on the sidelines of the festival.
Thien and Kuroiwa Yuji agreed to deepen the bilateralcooperation in sports, especially when Japan is the host of Olympics in 2020.
Themed “FEEL Vietnam”, the 2017 VietnamFesta aims to attract more than 400,000 visitors, an ambitious number thatsurpasses its 2015 record.
The festival will feature a host ofcultural activities, including water puppetry performance, musical concerts,talks about Vietnam and the display of Vietnamese flower paintings andlanterns.- VNA
The number of Vietnamese visitors to Japan jumped from4,000 in 2010 to 204,000 last year while Japanese tourist arrivals in Vietnamhave also been on the rise, expected to hit 1 million annually, according toThien.
He hoped that more Japanese visitors will come to Vietnamafter the festival.
Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture Kuroiwa Yuji, for hispart, said this year’s festival is bigger than last year’s and a Vietnamesetravel expo is held on the sidelines of the festival.
Thien and Kuroiwa Yuji agreed to deepen the bilateralcooperation in sports, especially when Japan is the host of Olympics in 2020.
Themed “FEEL Vietnam”, the 2017 VietnamFesta aims to attract more than 400,000 visitors, an ambitious number thatsurpasses its 2015 record.
The festival will feature a host ofcultural activities, including water puppetry performance, musical concerts,talks about Vietnam and the display of Vietnamese flower paintings andlanterns.- VNA
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