The 17th edition of Japan Habba, an annual event to celebrate Japanese and Indian culture, will be held virtually.
The Japan Habba Trust that organises the festival said it would be held on two weekends — February 20, 21 and February 27, 28. It can be watched on www.japanhabba.org.
Over the years, the festival has seen the participation of more than 6,500 members of the Japanese and Indian communities congregating under one roof in Bengaluru to experience and exchange each other’s cultures.
“We decided to hold the latest edition of the habba virtually keeping in mind the Covid-19 pandemic. Participation is open to the wider national community,” a
statement from the Japan Habba Trust said.
While the educational events are held in the first week, cultural events have been planned for the second weekend.
As part of the habba, interactive workshops on Mizuhiki, Origami, Pepakura and Washoku will be conducted, besides contests, performances and addresses by leaders from prominent Japanese organisations and companies.
The event will also witness nine contests with cash prizes of over Rs 5,000 for the winners. Some of them include quiz contests about Japan and anime, art and photography contests on the theme of Hikari and Japan in India and India in Japan, Japanese language-reading contests for students learning Japanese and the karaoke singing contest.
Published 14 February 2021, 19:39 IST