Day 6: Japan - ASEAN - Oceania Festival

June 1, Showa Women University - Today was the highlight of the JENESYS 2.0. The day which everyone has prepared much for, the Japan - ASEAN - Oceania Festival. Yey! Each of the countries' delegates performed their own dance performance and after, was the song performance of each prefecture group. After the performances was the Japanese culture and games where the organizers set up booths in the hall where the delegates can enjoy the experience of Japanese culture and games. 

The dance performance was started by the Brunei Darussalam  then followed by Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. After the presentation of each country is the song performance of each prefecture group. Each group sang an assigned Japanese song.

Kagoshima - Kitte No Nai Okurimono

Kochi - Harugakita

Shimane - Tanpopo

Nagano - Sanpo

Shizuoka - Fujinoyama

Chiba - Tenohira wo Taiyouni*

Ibaraki - Furusato

Yamagata - Momiji

Fukushima - Yuki

The next was the booth and fair set up by organizers. They have different booths from traditional to contemporary Japanese culture such as origami, calligraphy, Japanese games, drums, and cosplays. After the fair, was the finale performance of all the delegates. The song which we practiced and danced our whole stay in Japan, and the song that reminds of our experiences in Japan, Koisuru Fortune Cookie by AKB48. 

After the JAO Festival, we all have our dinner at the university dining hall. It another photo opportunity for us to took pictures with our traditional clothes on. 

Our video dancing Koisuru Fortune Cookie*:

*Credits:

Mr. Faiz Zeo (Malaysia) for the pics & video:

    - Chiba group singing Tenohira wo Taiyouni         

    - Koisuru Fortune Cookie video