Japanese students bring calligraphy to perform in Vietnam

Students from the calligraphy club of Mishima High School in Ehime Prefecture (Japan) impressed Vietnamese students when performing calligraphy at Le Quy Don High School, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, on the afternoon of March 7.

Calligraphy (red text in the middle) written by Japanese students as a gift to Vietnamese students during the meeting on the afternoon of March 7 - Photo: MY DUNG

On the afternoon of March 7, a meeting between Vietnamese and Japanese students with the theme "Children - Earth - Future" took place at Le Quy Don High School, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City with the participation of many students from Le Quy Don Secondary School, Le Quy Don High School (Ho Chi Minh City) and students from Mishima High School, Ehime Prefecture (Japan).

The meeting was part of the 10th Vietnam - Japan Festival co-organized by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and the Japanese festival organizing committee.

At the meeting, Kondo Hibiki (student of Mishima High School, Ehime Prefecture, Japan) happily introduced to the students about the school where he is studying.

Japanese students perform calligraphy with distinctive colors and beautiful bold and light strokes at the meeting on the afternoon of March 7 - Photo: MY DUNG

"The school I'm studying at is about 3,600km away (in Ho Chi Minh City). In 2023, the school will celebrate its 100th anniversary.

The school's motto is "self-reliance, creativity", so our students try to be self-reliant and create new things every day. The school is also a pioneer in calligraphy. This type of calligraphy will blend with the music and create beautiful calligraphy", Kondo Hibiki proudly introduced.

Following Kondo Hibiki, Shiomi Maaya, also a student of Mishima High School in Ehime Prefecture (Japan), told students of Le Quy Don Secondary School and Le Quy Don High School about her dream.

She said her dream was to become a local designer. Her dream was built from the school's calligraphy club.

Students of Le Quy Don Secondary School, District 3 happily take photos with Deputy Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City Mr. Furudate Seiki - Photo: MY DUNG

After the sharing of students from Japan, Vietnamese students were also very excited to exchange.

Students from Le Quy Don High School and Le Quy Don Middle School confidently introduced their Japanese language skills to the 150-year-old Le Quy Don School while asking interesting questions.

"I already know the traditional costumes of Japanese men and women. Do you know what the traditional costume of Vietnamese people is?" - Hai Anh, a student of Le Quy Don High School, asked and quickly received the answer from students of Mishima High School, Ehime Province (Japan) that it is "ao dai".

Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Takebe Tsutomu, special advisor to the Vietnam - Japan Friendship Parliamentarians' Union and honorary head of the Vietnam - Japan Festival 2025 Organizing Committee, said he was honored to be present at the meeting of students from the two countries today.

Mr. Takebe Tsutomu (middle), 83 years old this year, with Vietnamese and Japanese students on the afternoon of March 7 - Photo: MY DUNG

"The change of the era that you will master in the future will be increasingly rapid. There are problems that we humans cannot cope with alone, such as COVID-19.

Therefore, I hope that Vietnamese and Japanese students will have an increasingly deep relationship and together look towards "Earth - Future" with issues of common concern," said Mr. Takebe Tsutomu.

Japanese students are happy with Vietnamese conical hats as gifts from Le Quy Don High School - Photo: MY DUNG

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Bao Quoc, Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, assessed the meeting as "an opportunity for students of the two countries to learn about the country, people, culture, and the special traditional relationship between the people of Vietnam and Japan.

From there, students will have the opportunity to share their dreams and plans for the future, aiming for common actions to contribute to building and strengthening the strong diplomatic relationship between Vietnam and Japan."

Meaningful calligraphy

At the meeting, a group of Japanese students performed Japanese-style calligraphy for Vietnamese students to witness.

Japanese students made the traditional room of Le Quy Don High School with hundreds of students of Le Quy Don High School and Le Quy Don Secondary School burst into tears with skillful, beautiful and meaningful calligraphy. The calligraphy has the meaning "holding hands together, until tomorrow".

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/hoc-sinh-nhat-ban-mang-thu-phap-den-bieu-dien-tai-viet-nam-20250307175128184.htm