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Taking the age-old cultural ties between India and Japan a step forward,the two-day Japan Fest is being celebrated in the Capital,with cultural performances at various venues across the city.

2 min readMar 3, 2013 12:35 AM IST First published on: Mar 3, 2013 at 12:35 AM IST

Taking the age-old cultural ties between India and Japan a step forward,the two-day Japan Fest is being celebrated in the Capital,with cultural performances at various venues across the city. While a 10-minute introductory performance was held at Select Citywalk on Saturday,the mega show will be held at the Siri Fort Auditorium today,where a group of 90 artistes from Japan will perform various traditional acts. Having performed earlier in France,Germany,Hungary,Russia,Greece,Malaysia,Denmark and the UK,this is their maiden performance in India.

The day will start with Taiko a traditional Japanese drum performance that follows a jo-ha-kyu structure,which implies the performance will gain momentum towards the end. There will also be Yasakoi a highly energetic dance form,which is the traditional summer dance of Japan.