ĐÀ NẴNG — More than 2.6 million visitors have attended the Việt Nam Festival in Kanagawa since it debuted in 2015, and the festival helped many residents of Kanagawa and Japanese people understand the beauty of Việt Nam as well as pay attention to the land and people.

Director General of the Culture, Sports, and Tourism Bureau for the Kanagawa Prefectural Government, Imai Akira, stressed at the fifth Kanagawa Festival in Đà Nẵng City, saying that more Vietnamese people will be selecting Kanagawa as a favourite destination for studying and working.

He said the Kanagawa Festival was introduced in Hà Nội in 2018 and in Đà Nẵng in 2023 to encourage young Vietnamese generations seeking study and work opportunities in Kanagawa.

“We’ll mark the 10th anniversary of the annual Việt Nam Festival in Kanagawa this September. Our governor, Yuji Kuroiwa, and Kanagawa honourably hosted a series of activities and programmes to welcome the friendly visit to Japan by General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of Việt Nam, Tô Lam, and his spouse on November 8-11,” he said.

“The Kanagawa Festival this year in Đà Nẵng offered opportunities for high school and university students in Đà Nẵng to enjoy eloquence and presentation in Japanese.”

Vice chairwoman of the Đà Nẵng City’s People’s Committee, Nguyễn Thị Anh Thi, noted that it’s the fifth in a row the festival has been held in Đà Nẵng City.

It became a remarkable event boosting the friendly and cooperative relationship between the two localities.

Đà Nẵng hopes for deeper co-operation with Kanagawa Prefecture in terms of education, innovation, information technology, engineering, tourism, healthcare, and Japanese language training.

The Head of the Consulate General of Japan in Đà Nẵng, Mori Takero, emphasised that the relationship between Việt Nam and Japan has been strengthened and promoted to its highest level as a ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the World’ since 2023.

 

“In May of this year, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae visited Việt Nam. And now, the General Secretary and President of Việt Nam, Tô Lâm, is also paying an official visit to Japan.

These high-level visits demonstrate that the cooperative relations between the two countries are developing to an unprecedented level in all fields,” Mori said.

He said two Japanese language classes have been opened at Nguyễn Lương Bằng Junior High School in Đà Nẵng this September.

Đà Nẵng often organises the annual Japan-Việt Nam Festival and cultural exchange events along with Hội An and Huế City, aiming to promote the friendly and cooperative relationship between the Japanese and Vietnamese localities.

Đà Nẵng has established cooperative relations with over 20 Japanese prefectures and cities, including Yokohama and Kawasaki, both located in Kanagawa prefecture. Kanagawa is also a destination for 45,000 Vietnamese students and labourers.

Đà Nẵng’s tourism industry has been speeding up promotion programmes for the Japanese market, as a record of 225,000 Japanese tourists visited the city in the first half of 2026. — OVNVNS