Kanagawa Festival 2025 connects Vietnamese and Japanese cultures

(CLO) Kanagawa Festival is a unique cultural and artistic event, bringing a truly Japanese experience right in the heart of Hanoi.

On November 15, at Thong Nhat Park, Hanoi , Kanagawa province (Japan) coordinated with Hanoi city to organize the opening ceremony of Kanagawa Festival 2025.

Japanese cultural space at the Kanagawa Festival 2025. Photo: VH

The Kanagawa Festival is a cultural and artistic event held annually in Vietnam. According to the Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture - Mr. Kuroiwa Yuji - from 2015 to now, Kanagawa Prefecture and Vietnam have built an extremely good relationship, organizing many cultural festivals connecting Vietnam with Japan in general and Kanagawa Prefecture in particular.

As a meaningful event taking place in the fall, Governor Kuroiwa Yuji hopes that this festival will contribute to promoting Japanese culture and music to Vietnamese people and tourists.

Kanagawa Festival 2025 in Hanoi takes place on November 15-16 at Tran Nhan Tong pedestrian street - Thong Nhat park. The event has 35 booths, including 25 commercial booths and 10 food booths, along with a cultural experience area, traditional games, traditional costume space (yukata), photo spot with the Torii gate symbol and "cherry blossom road" - bringing a truly Japanese experience right in the heart of Hanoi.

On the central stage, the audience will be immersed in the Awa Odori festival dance, have a quiz about Kanagawa, enjoy art performances by Vietnamese and Japanese artists, experience anime and manga culture, and many activities for families and teenagers.

Puppet show performed by Vietnamese artists. Photo: VH

Especially at 7:00 p.m. on November 16, within the framework of the festival, there will be a Hoang Dung live show.

In addition, the exhibition and introduction booths of typical products, tourism routes, education - study abroad, technology - services will help the public of the capital have a more complete view of the land of Kanagawa, rich in cultural traditions and creativity.

Source: https://congluan.vn/kanagawa-festival-2025-ket-noi-van-hoa-viet-nam-nhat-ban-10317927.html