Japanese flower arrangement exhibition opens in HCM City
A Japanese Ikebana (flower arrangement) exhibition was opened in Ho Chi Minh on May 13 to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Japan and Vietnam (1973-2023).
Ikebana flower arrangement is formed in the 15th century and has so far always been loved by generations of people and beyond the borders of Japan.(Photo: VNA)
Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) 🐬– A Japanese Ikebana (flower arrangement) exhibition was opened in Ho Chi Minh on May 13 to markthe 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Japan and Vietnam (1973-2023).
The event was jointly organised by the Vietnam-JapanFriendship Association in city, the Ikebana Ikenobo Vietnam CentreStudy Group and the Ikebana Ikenobo Japan School. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Nguyen Phuoc Loc,Chairman of the Vietnam- Japan Friendship Association in Ho Chi Minh, said theevent is expected to strengthen and cement the tradition friendship andpeople-to-people exchanges between the two countries in general and the locality and Japan in particular.
For his part, Consul General ofJapan in Ho Chi Minh City Ono Masuo praised the association's efforts in organising severalcultural, education, economic and sport activities between Vietnam and Japan,contributing to the relations between the two sides.
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Ikebana flower arrangement is formed in the 15th century and has so far always been loved by generations of people and beyond the borders of Japan.(Photo: VNA) 
