Awa Odori

Get into the 'spirit' of things during Bon
Elegant "Onna Odori (women's dance)" of the Awa Odori in Tokushima Prefecture, was performed in August 2011. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
One of Japan's great treats during the long and hot summer, offering plenty of local flavor and color, are the festivities surrounding Bon, when Japanese return to their...
PHOTO: Tokushima's Awa Odori dance festival in full ...
Men dance at a temple, praying for safety during the festival, in Tokushima on Aug. 12. (Shuhei Yamashita)
TOKUSHIMA--In a scene that would have done Frank Zappa proud, a group of "dancing fools" took to the streets of Tokushima Aug. 12 to kick off Awa Odori, the four-day summer...
FESTIVALS OF JAPAN: Get into the 'spirit' of things ...
Elegant "Onna Odori (women's dance)" of the Awa Odori in Tokushima Prefecture, was performed in August 2011. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
One of Japan's great treats during the long and hot summer, offering plenty of local flavor and color, are the festivities surrounding Bon, when Japanese return to their...
Quake survivors show their moves in Awa Odori dance ...
The Awa Odori folk dance festival opens in Tokushima on Aug. 12, featuring an elegant "onna odori" in the city's Aiba district. (Tetsuro Takehana)Tokushima on Aug. 12. (Tetsuro Takehana)
TOKUSHIMA--A traditional Awa Odori folk dance festival opened Aug. 12 in Tokushima featuring a dance troupe from disaster-hit Sendai.
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