IT WAS an exciting two-day affair November 29 and 30 at the Malcolm Square Plaza for the “Cordillera-Japan Culture and Arts Festival: Shogun Renaissance”, fostering ties and friendship between two Asian cultures! It was fun as the young and the old alike get to be dressed up in the characters they love. It was also a venue for creativity as artists are able to express themselves through arts, crafts and skills.

The event was educational as the audience were able to experience and immerse in both the Japanese and Cordilleran cultures. It was a showdown of wit and talent in a series of friendly competitions. Moreover, it was a heartwarming event as projects of giving (Share a Toy Share the Joy), chosen beneficiaries were part of the event’s objectives.

The event was spiced up by the ever jolly host Totoy Bugoy. The community will surely be looking forward to these kinds of event in the coming years.

Congratulations to the organizers, winners, participants and sponsors! Shogun Renaissance is a joint project of Wilvy Shows Entertainment Production, LGU Baguio, FAB Inc. Youth, Japanese Association in Northern Luzon, Filipino-Japanese Foundation of Northern Luzon (Abong), Kabataan Aagapay sa Pagtulong sa Inang Bayan (Baguio), Philippine International Cosmetologists Association (Baguio), Cosplay Academia, Cosplay and Fashion Philippines, Police Regional Office Cordillera and the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 15. Cheers!

(drbrendaleeavillanueva@ymail.com)