In Summary
- This will also be the first Japan Day festival to be held since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The event is held to create awareness and celebrate Japanese culture with the people of Kenya.
Madam Okaniwa Akane, the spouse of the Japanese Ambassador to Kenya Okaniwa Ken, dances to a traditional dance at the Nairobi National Museum during the Japan Day event held on November 18, 2023.
Children visit an exhibition stand at the National Museums of Kenya during the Japan Day event held on November 18, 2023. The museum had on display some of it zoology pieces as well as rarer items.
Ide Reina, a Japanese Language Lecturer at the Kenyatta University Culture week along with her students demonstrate the traditional Japanese art of Yukata wearing at the Japan Day event held at the Nairobi National Museum on November 18, 2023.
Attendees pose for a photo at the Japan Day event held at the Nairobi National Museum on November 18, 2023. The child is wearing a Yukata, a traditional garment worn during special events and occasions in Japan.
Ambassador Okaniwa Ken with Herman Shambi of the State Department of Culture and Heritage at the National Museum of Nairobi during the Japan Day event held on November 18, 2023.