12th Japan Festival in Ahmedabad

Consul General of Japan in Mumbai inaugurated the 12th Japan Festival in the western Indian state of Gujarat.

The 12th Japan Festival, themed “Nippon Odori: Showcase on Dance Festivals of Japan,” commenced on Friday at the Ahmedabad Management Association.The Festival unfolds a unique experience to savor the flavor of popular folk-dances of Japan and Gujarat, two regions which share a rich tapestry of cultural similarities though geographically distant.

While UNESCO added traditional Japanese folk-dances, popularly known as FuryuOdori to its Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in November 2022, the globally celebrated Gujarati Garba got similar recognition in December, 2023.