At the festival (Photo: Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Tokyo (VNA) – An art programme entitled “2017 VietnamSpring Festival in Sakai” took place in Sakai city of Japan’s Osaka on January 17.
Nearly 400 overseas Vietnamese and Japanese in Osaka were charmed with specialquan ho (love duet) singing, traditional music instrument performances and beautifuldances by artists from the Hanoi-based Thang Long Song, Music and DanceTheatre.
Especially, Vietnamese artists presented the melodies of Japan’s famous songson Vietnam’s traditional music instruments, leaving deep impressions on locals.
Speaking at the event, Tran Duc Binh, Vietnamese Consul General to Osaka,thanked the State Committee on Overseas Vietnamese Affairs and artists forgiving the Vietnamese community here such interesting art performances.
Sakai Mayor Osami Takeyama spoke highly of the programme, saying that it helpsJapanese people better their understanding of Vietnam, thus further tighteningthe friendship and attachment between the two countries as well as between Vietnamand Sakai city and Osaka.
The annual programme, the second of its kind held in Osaka on the occasion of thetraditional Lunar New Year (Tet), aims to introduce Japanese people to thespecial cultural identities as well as traditional and contemporary arts ofVietnam.-VNA
Nearly 400 overseas Vietnamese and Japanese in Osaka were charmed with specialquan ho (love duet) singing, traditional music instrument performances and beautifuldances by artists from the Hanoi-based Thang Long Song, Music and DanceTheatre.
Especially, Vietnamese artists presented the melodies of Japan’s famous songson Vietnam’s traditional music instruments, leaving deep impressions on locals.
Speaking at the event, Tran Duc Binh, Vietnamese Consul General to Osaka,thanked the State Committee on Overseas Vietnamese Affairs and artists forgiving the Vietnamese community here such interesting art performances.
Sakai Mayor Osami Takeyama spoke highly of the programme, saying that it helpsJapanese people better their understanding of Vietnam, thus further tighteningthe friendship and attachment between the two countries as well as between Vietnamand Sakai city and Osaka.
The annual programme, the second of its kind held in Osaka on the occasion of thetraditional Lunar New Year (Tet), aims to introduce Japanese people to thespecial cultural identities as well as traditional and contemporary arts ofVietnam.-VNA
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