Central hub to display Japanese traditional arts and culture

Japanese hand-made craft products will be displayed at an exhibition and cultural exchange event at Đà Nẵng Mikazuki Japanese Resorts & Spa on April 20-21, open for free to all local residents and visitors. Photo courtesy of B Productions Company

ĐÀ NẴNG — Japanese artists, craftsmen and organisations will display traditional cultural and arts in an exhibition and cultural exchange event at Đà Nẵng Mikazuki Japanese Resorts & Spa on April 20-21, marking the first ever Japanese arts exhibition to Đà Nẵng city.

The event’s organisers, B Productions company, said Japanese artists will bring an art space to local residents and Vietnamese visitors, introducing Japanese-style Tsunami Arts – art created in the aftermath of Japanese earthquake, Dragon Ryujin painting, Japanese flower arrangement or Ikebana, calligraphy, samurai dances, kimono display and fashion, and Japanese tea-making and tasting experience.

A Japanese boy experiences traditional arts in an exhibition event. Japanese artists, craftsmen and organisations will display traditional cultural and arts at Đà Nẵng Mikazuki Japanese Resorts & Spa on April 20-21. Photo courtesy of B Productions Company

It said the event will be open at no charge for visitors to exchange and experience Japanese arts and culture in Đà Nẵng.

Last year, an exhibition of Japanese dolls celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Việt Nam, was organised by the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Việt Nam.

A Japanese woman models Kimono fashion at the Japanese-Vietnamese Cultural event in central Việt Nam. Đà Nẵng City is home to 27 Japanese restaurants for local community and Japanese businesses. VNS Photo Công Thành

Đà Nẵng is seen as a favourite rendezvous of art troupes and artists from Sakai, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Kisarazu, Mimasaka, Nagasaki and Kushiro in Japan, for the annual Việt Nam-Japan Culture Exchange since 2014.

Japanese tea-making art. An exhibition and arts experience of traditional culture of Japan will be opened in Đà Nẵng on April 20-21. VNS Photo Công Thành

Đà Nẵng city-based Đông Á University also organises an annual Japanese-Vietnamese Culture Exchange Day, strengthening the friendship between Đà Nẵng and Japan.

A Japanese man shows a Samurai collection. The Japanese Samurai dances will be introduced in an exhibition at Đà Nẵng Mikazuki Japanese Resorts & Spa on April 20-21. VNS Photo Công Thành