Cultural Exchange
Hung Kings Day, Mid-Autumn, Tet, Japan–Vietnam exchange and heritage
Overview
One of VAJ's founding missions is to preserve and promote Vietnamese cultural identity in Japan. Each year, VAJ hosts major cultural events for the community and partners with Japanese organizations on Vietnam–Japan exchange occasions.
Hùng Vương Festival
The Hùng Vương Festival is a traditional cultural event that VAJ hosts every year, bringing together Vietnamese compatriots and Japanese guests. Recent editions include 2021, 2022, and 2023, combining a traditional ceremony with a community gathering.
The festival is also an opportunity to introduce Vietnamese culture and history to Japanese friends, helping build bridges of understanding between the two communities.
Other annual events
- Mid-Autumn Festival (Tết Trung Thu) — “Celebrating Mid-Autumn with Our Children” — a program for Vietnamese families, hosted in cities including Hikone and Nagoya.
- Year-End Gathering (Tết Tất Niên) — a year-end community event that reviews VAJ's activities and celebrates Lunar New Year in the Vietnamese tradition.
- Global Friendship Festival — joining a festival of refugee-rooted communities in Japan to introduce the áo dài and Vietnamese culture (November 2026).
Preserving our community’s history
- Honoring Phan Bội Châu — the 80th memorial anniversary of his passing (2020) and a visit to the memorial stone dedicated to him (April 2025).
- Symposium on the 120th Anniversary of the Đông Du Movement (November 2025) — an academic and cultural event connecting Vietnamese and Japanese history.
Stand with VAJ
Every contribution helps sustain cultural events for the Vietnamese community in Japan.