Vietnam-Japan cultural space in Hoi An on the occasion of APEC 2017

Wednesday, 18/10/2017 17:20
A Vietnam-Japan cultural space will be opened in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam, on the occasion of APEC 2017, to serve tourists, especially Japanese, when visiting Hoi An world cultural heritage.

The cultural space will be reinstated on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai street and areas surrounding Chua Cau (Pagoda Bridge).

Diverse activities such as exhibition of historical documents and archeological results on commerce and Japanese streets in Hoi An in the 17th century; performances of Japanese tea arts; exhibition on Japanese and Vietnamese bonsai; Vietnamese and Japanese games for children; performances of Vietnamese and Japanese traditional clothes; lantern release on Hoai River, tours on Japanese imprints, reading space on Japanese book; and introduction of Vietnamese and Japanese handicrafts will be held.


Nguyen Thi Minh Khai street - the main place for Vietnam-Japan cultural space in Hoi An (Photo source: sggp.org.vn)

Especially, from 2019, Hoi An City will allocate the house at 6 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai street for Japan to open Japanese cultural house and organize exhibitions, film screenings, reading space and tea making.

According to Nguyen Van Son, Vice Chairman of Hoi An city People’s Committee, this event brings out the historical and current cultural exchange between Vietnam and Japan./.

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