Re-enactment of wedding between Princess Ngoc Hoa and merchant Araki Sotaro

QNN• 07/08/2023 10:57

(QNO) - The wedding between Princess Ngoc Hoa and Japanese merchant Araki Sotaro was re-enacted in Hoi An city, Quang Nam province. It was a part of the 19th Hoi An – Japan Cultural Exchange 2023.

Reapearance of the wedding between Princess Ngoc Hoa and Japanese merchant Araki Sotaro on Hoi An street

Attending the event were representatives of the Consulate General of Japan in Da Nang city, of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Office in Vietnam, local people and visitors.

Princess Ngoc Hoa was the daughter of Lord Nguyen Phuc Nguyen, who ruled central and southern Vietnam from 1613 to 1635.

Princess Ngoc Hoa and merchant Araki Sotaro on a Red-seal ship

While doing business in Hoi An in 1619, Araki Sotaro fell in love and got married to Princess Ngoc Hoa.

One year later, Ngoc Hoa went to Japan. She died in 1645 and she was buried in Nagasaki, Japan.

The love and happy marriage of Princess Ngoc Hoa and Japanese merchant Araki Sotaro became a famous story in Nagasaki. Ngoc Hoa’s mirror is still preserved in Nagasaki Art Museum.

Princess Ngoc Hoa and merchant Araki Sotaro in the their wedding. — Princess Ngoc Hoa and merchant Araki Sotaro in their wedding.

A traditional ritual in the Japanese wedding — Visitors taking part in a traditional ritual of the Japanese wedding

Princess Ngoc Hoa and merchant Araki Sotaro in a tradtional dance of the wedding

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