Getting a taste of Japanese culture at Bon Odori in Penang


Much merriment: Festivalgoers dancing along to traditional Japanese tunes during the Bon Odori Festival 2022 at the Esplanade in George Town. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: The charms of Japan returned to Penang with the Bon Odori Festival 2022 at the Esplanade.

The first to be held since the pandemic, it attracted a crowd of several thousand with an array of family-oriented cultural activities spread across some 100 booths here yesterday.

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