Exciting taste of Japanese culture in Bon Odori Festival 2022

Visitor Noor Aini Zulkifli, 41 (right), putting on a yukata for son Ahmad Rayyan Syauqi, five (middle) during the Bon Odori Festival 2022 in Penang. With them are Noor Aini's husband Mohd Zahanizan Abdul Razak (left) and their daughters Nur Alleeya Qisstinna, 18 (2nd left), and Nur Darrwissya Assreenna, 12 (2nd right).

GEORGE TOWN: Visitors to the Bon Odori Festival 2022 here in Penang got to immerse themselves in various aspects of Japanese culture.

There were stalls selling a variety of delicious treats while others did sales and rentals of colourful yukatas - a lighter version of the kimono worn in the summer.