Tag: Festival
The odori 「踊り traditional Japanese dance」 is a very unique dance. Hundreds of dancers moving in unison. Traditional headwear and yukata are worn. Arms flail and hands twist. Legs bounce sharply up and down in precise ...
In mid-to-late March ever year, the Shonan Enoshima Spring Festival takes place on Enoshima 「江の島 Eno Island」 to mark the beginning of spring. Over two days the festival includes: live taiko drumming; live comedy by ...
On a cold winter’s day on the 13th day of the Lunar New Year, a very unique and unusual festival takes place at Inazawa City near Nagoya. Thousands of men wearing only loincloths, proceed towards ...
A very special 4 week travel adventure has begun, where a British travel writer and photographer couple embark on a 4-week live journey to Shikoku’s four prefectures. Shikoku is southwest of Osaka and south of ...
Awa Odori... over 1 million people visit Shikoku in the summer to see Japan's biggest traditional dancing festival. See heaps of photos and a HD video from the 2011 festival.
Awa Odori dance festival in Tokushima, Shikoku is the largest dance festival in Japan (and one of the most famous). It is held in summer during the Obon Festival, attended by over 1 million visitors.
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