Japan: Celebration and Concert Commemorating the 12th Anniversary of Falun Dafa's Public Introduction in Yokohama

Kanagawa vault theatre is in the area of the well-known Yokohama Chinese street. On the evening of May the 8th 2004, to celebrate the 12th anniversary of Falun Dafa's public introduction, Falun Gong practitioners in Japan held the first Japan Falun Dafa Week Concert. Several hundred local Chinese and Japanese people watched the performance.

The performance included Tang Dynasty costumes, instrumental music, dancing, song, a piano solo, poetry recitation, and a Falun Gong exercise demo. The concert started with grand Tang Dynasty costume dancing, The Eternal Heaven Gate Opens, and concluded with chorus of Coming for You, in both Chinese and Japanese. The splendid performance won warm applauses and acclamation of the audience. Falun Gong practitioners conducted all arrangement, rehearse, clothing, instrumental music and stage design, which won much praise.

The over two-hour concert concluded in the chorus of players on stage and the audience singing Falun Dafa is Great. During the concert, congratulatory letters from several congress representatives were read. In the letters, the representatives sincerely congratulated the concert during Japan Falun Dafa Week and the development of the Japan Falun Dafa Association.

To prepare for the concert, Falun Gong practitioners in Japan overcame difficulties and rehearsed attentively to make the concert successful. After watching the performance, many practitioners more deeply understood the importance of cooperation. A reporter said, "You Falun Gong practitioners work very well together. The Tang Dynasty Costume Dance is so beautiful."