(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners were invited to participate in the 13th International Exchange Event at the Hiroshima Cultural Center on September 21, 2025. The event was organized by the Hiroshima 21 Project Implementation Committee, which aims to foster dialogue between people of diverse ethnicities and cultural backgrounds. More than ten groups and individuals participated in the event, creating a lively atmosphere.

Practitioners perform the waist drums on stage during the 13th International Exchange Event.

Practitioners demonstrate the Falun Dafa exercises on stage.

Audience members learn the exercises by following the practitioners on stage.

The stage performances were rich and varied, encompassing traditional and modern art forms such as dance, song, the Edo-style lion dance, shakuhachi, guzheng, horse-head fiddle, and piano performances. Practitioners of Falun Dafa performed a vibrant waist drum performance and introduced the five exercises.

Their waist drum performance was met with thunderous applause. During the exercise demonstrations, many people stood up and did the exercises.

Public Supports Falun Dafa

Mr. Okazaki, a council member from Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Mr. Okazaki, a council member from Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, watched the performance and talked with practitioners afterward. He invited them to the senior citizen salon in Kure City to teach the exercises and to tell the elderly about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution in China, including the CCP’s state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting.

Mr. Zhong likes Falun Gong.

Mr. Zhong, who watched a Falun Gong performance for the first time, said, “I only heard that Falun Dafa was banned in China, but I didn’t know why. After watching your performance today, I realized that Falun Dafa is very good and is beneficial to health, and should not be banned. When I heard you mention Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, I suddenly understood that the principles Falun Dafa advocates are completely different from those of the CCP, and this may be the reason it's suppressed.”

Mr. Kuribayashi

Mr. Kuribayashi said, “I feel great after doing the Falun Dafa exercises. I feel refreshed.”

Mr. Doi

During lunch at the Cultural Center restaurant, practitioners told a waiter, Mr. Doi, about Falun Dafa. He expressed great interest and said, “I really want to learn this practice.” He asked for materials and where the local practice site was, and said he planned to learn the exercises.