Japanese–Meitei cultural relations

Japanese people and Meitei people (also known as Manipuri people) have a long history of sharing and interacting with each other's art and cultural heritages, including but not limited to cinema, music, mythology, language, literature and theatre.

Japanese culture and Meitei culture started their interaction, interconnection, interrelation, significantly during and after the occurrence of the Battle of Imphal as a part of the WWII, fought between British Empire and Empire of Japan, with the Imphal Valley (primary homeland of the Meiteis) in central Manipur as its main battleground.