Hanoi to host 'Ake Ome! 2016' festival

A Japanese cultural festival entitled ‘Ake Ome! 2016’ to celebrate the New Year is scheduled to take place at the Giang Vo Exhibition Centre in Hanoi on December 26-27.

At the festival in 2015 (Photo: VNA)

The festival will feature booths offering Japanese specialties, such as traditional Kadomatsu decorations and carp lanterns. It will also present a variety of Japanese food stores including Crepe, Takoyaki, Okonomiyaki, Dorayaki, Sushi, Kuzumochi.

The event will show traditional Japanese activities, including Yosakoi performances, a traditional Japanese dance, and a cosplay programme of Japanese comics and cartoon characters, and particularly live performances by Tips Lips and Hanoi Defkay, two music bands whose members are Japanese people living in Hanoi.

The festival’s name “Ake Ome! 2015” originates from a Japanese saying: “Akemashite omedetou” which means Happy New Year.

Ake Ome! 2015, which is expect to attract about 20,000 visitors, is to create a fascinating playground for young people and strengthen ties between Vietnam and Japan.

(Source: nhandan.org.vn)