Festival highlights Japanese
culture, traditions
Saeko Hamada, a Japanese history student from Japan, demonstrated the
dance of
Toyama, a folk dance usually performed in the summer to commemorate one's
ancestors, as part of the Japanese and American Youth Festival held at
Emory
Nov. 2. Hamada is a participant in a good will mission of youth from
Toyama,
Japan, whose purpose is to establish friendship and mutual understanding
between the youths of the United States and Japan. Hamada was one of 85
delegates from Toyama prefecture in central Japan who brought their
traditional
and modern culture to Emory. Sponsored by the Japanese and American
Sports and
Cultural Exchange Mission, the festival sought to provide an opportunity
for
Emory students and employees to become more familiar with Japanese
culture and
people.