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International Student Festivals
The 20th Kyoto Foreign Students Music Festival
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On November 30, the Soka Gakkai-affiliated Min-On Concert Association cosponsored the 20th Kyoto Foreign Students Music Festival, held at the Kyoto Kaikan Hall in Kyoto, Japan. The event is part of Min-On's wide-ranging activities to promote peace through global cultural exchange. At this year's event, 102 students from 17 countries and territories studying at universities and colleges in the greater Kyoto area presented traditional dances, songs and music of their respective cultures. Min-On, the Kyoto City Music and Arts Promotion Foundation and the Kyoto Shimbun newspaper have cosponsored the annual student music festival for the past two decades.
On December 14, the 18th Osaka Foreign Students Festival--a counterpart to the event in Kyoto--was held at the Osaka International Exchange Center. The show featured 169 students from 19 countries and territories studying at nearby universities. Min-On cosponsored the event with the Osaka Foundation of International Exchange and International House Osaka.
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