Vietnamese Tet 2026 in Osaka: Spreading identity, connecting the Vietnamese community in Japan

The Japan-Vietnam Trade Association said that the 2026 Vietnamese Tet Festival will take place on January 24 and 25, 2026 at Rinku Ice Park, Osaka City (Japan).

Performances and cultural exchange programs between Vietnam and Japan in 2025.

This is a large-scale annual community cultural event, aiming to preserve and spread national identity to the community of more than 634,000 Vietnamese people living, studying and working in Japan and international friends.

In recent years, Vietnamese Tet in Japan has become a familiar cultural destination, attracting the attention of local authorities and partner organizations.

At the 2025 opening ceremony, the event was honored to welcome Japanese Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Nakano Hiromasa; Vietnamese Consul General in Osaka Ngo Trinh Ha; Mayor of Amagasaki City Matsumoto Shin and representatives of many Japanese organizations and businesses.

The presence of high-ranking delegates shows respect for the Vietnamese community, and affirms the role of Vietnamese Tet as a bridge promoting people-to-people exchange between the two countries.

With the theme “Shining Vietnam”, Tet Viet 2026 emphasizes the spirit of returning to the roots, preserving traditions and honoring the contributions of overseas Vietnamese in the context of international integration.

The festival space is designed to harmoniously combine tradition and modernity, giving Japanese and international people a vivid experience of the traditional Vietnamese New Year.

President of the Japan-Vietnam Trade Association - Pham Thi Thu Huyen; Mr. Nakano Hirosama - Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan; Mayor of Amagasaki City - Matsumoto Shin and Consul General of Vietnam in Osaka - Ngo Trinh Ha and high-ranking government representatives of Japan and Vietnam at the 2025 community New Year greetings.

Within the framework of the event, many unique cultural activities will be introduced such as: folk art performances (xoan singing, cheo, tuong, cai luong), folk games, Tet culinary space with banh chung, pho, bun cha, broken rice; exhibition of ao dai, conical hats, silk... Thereby, Tet Viet becomes a place to connect the community, foster solidarity and promote the image of the country and people of Vietnam.

This year's festival continues to organize the Tet Viet Talent - Vietnamese Talent 2026 contest , an art playground for Vietnamese people and international friends in Japan in many fields such as music , dance, painting, martial arts, fashion, storytelling, and poetry. The program contributes to inspiring creativity, promoting cultural exchange and honoring young talents in the community.

With careful preparation and an increasingly expanding scale, Tet Viet 2026 in Osaka continues to affirm its position as a major cultural event of Vietnamese people in Japan, contributing to deepening the Vietnam-Japan friendship and spreading the good values ​​of Vietnamese traditions to international friends.

Thao Phong

Source: https://nhandan.vn/tet-viet-2026-tai-osaka-lan-toa-ban-sac-gan-ket-cong-dong-nguoi-viet-tai-nhat-ban-post927970.html