2016 Year of East Asia City of Culture opens in Nara, Japan
The 2016 Year of East Asia City of Culture opened on March 26 in Nara, a historical city in Japan. The ceremony is cosponsored by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs and Nara city. China's Ningbo, Japan's Nara and South Korea's Jeju were awarded the title of 2016 “Culture City of East Asia”.