Vietnamese children in Fukuoka (Japan) practice banh chung on the Lunar New Year 2025
“New Year exchange” in Fukuoka
Every New Year to Spring, residents from the Lunar New Year countries in Fukuoka gathered at the Asian market Yoshizuka to preserve traditional customs, cultural exchanges and pass on to future generations.
This year, the Lunar New Year program takes place on 25-26.1 in the framework of Tet market at Asia Market Yoshizuka with the participation of many countries like Vietnam, China, Korea, Nepal, Malaysia, Singapore.
According to Ms. Bui Thi Thu Sang, Chairman of Fukuoka International Residents (Fira) – the program organization, Vietnamese, South Korea and China, accounting for about 50% of foreign community in Ho Chi Minh City So the organization of the Lunar New Year program for the community is very important by the Fukuoka (Fira) international residents.

Vietnamese tray at multicultural Tet in Fukuoka
This year, the program has many interesting activities such as performing arts with dance, singing, traditional costumes, musical instruments and folk games such as dancing stalls, non -darts, shuttlecock …
Participants also have the opportunity to experience making banh chung, Vietnamese banh tet, Chinese dumplings, Korean thick bread soup tteokokuk and learn about Tet customs, and other repertoire.
“In addition to the above program, the organizers also organized the offering of Mr. Cong Mr. Apple on January 22, the year on January 28 and New Year on January 29. Children or multicultural learning space, “according to Sang.
Regarding the atmosphere of the Lunar New Year, she said that her family and other Vietnamese families practiced arts for children to perform in Tet events.
“The children are extremely looking forward to the New Year to receive lucky money. My mother went to Japan to visit the family, before returning to Vietnam, there were many types of sausages and onions to let the family have Tet food. Also going to the garden to buy peach trees and kumquat trees to celebrate Tet, “she shared.
“At home, you will decorate the house, display the five fruits on the altar, wrap banh chung and make Tet, lucky money for children like in Vietnam. Also filmed the New Year’s clip to the family in Vietnam, “she added.
Xuan hometown in Toyama
In Toyama province, this year’s Lunar New Year stands out with the 2025 Spring and Homeland program, organized by the Vietnamese Association at Toyama (HNV Toyama) with the coordination of the Vietnam Friendship Association in Toyama.
Share with AdolescentHNV Chairman Toyama Nguyen Ngoc Thanh Luan said that this is the second consecutive year HNV Toyama and Vietnam Friendship Association at Toyama organize the program, with the desire to bring a cozy Tet atmosphere for the Vietnamese community At Toyama and neighboring provinces due to work conditions and many other reasons not to go home to celebrate Tet.

Ambassador Pham Quang Hieu speaks at the 2025 Spring and Homeland program in Toyama
This year, the Organizing Committee prepared many new contents to enhance the friendship between local people and Japanese people such as the stall wearing Vietnamese ao dai, Yosakoi performing and performing the musical instruments. Okinawa of Japan.
There are also other performances, Tet photography space is prepared to bring souvenir photos to the attendees, besides Vietnamese stalls such as Tet jam, popular Vietnamese food like cakes. Noodles, noodles grilled, filter cake, rolls …

The Vietnam Ao Dai Experience Area at the 2025 Spring Spring Program at Toyama
Attending the program on January 19, the Vietnamese Ambassador to Japanese Pham Quang Hieu sent a happy new year to the Vietnamese community in Japan in general and at Toyama in particular.
“This is the second time I have come here, every time I come to feel the wonderful beauty from the welcoming atmosphere of the people in Toyama openly open, especially the Vietnamese community is the largest foreign community in the province. , feel the joy and cohesion of our community at work, “he shared.
According to him, the Lunar New Year is a sacred occasion and also the time when Vietnamese people are wherever they remember their homeland, remember their ancestors’ homeland, and the good value of Vietnam.
Speaking at the event, Governor Toyama Nitta Hichirou thanked HVN Toyama and Vietnam Friendship Association at Toyama for many activities to promote friendship between the two countries and cities.
He said that 37 Toyama enterprises invested in 53 business establishments in Vietnam to promote the business of the two countries. Toyama is currently building a multicultural society, allowing the foreign community, especially Vietnamese, living in integration and success with Japanese people to develop Toyama, according to Mr. Nitta.