TOKUSHIMA--Summer here is busy with more than 1 million spectators expected to pack the Awa Odori dance festival, which dates back over 400 years. But the festival from Aug. 12-15 this year is not ...

One new section utilizes digital technology to offer visitors a chance to try their hands at traditional Awa Odori dance in synch with CG images shown on life-size touch panels. In another ...

UGO, Akita -- The Nishimonai Bon Odori dance, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, was recently performed in this northern Japan town, mesmerizing spectators from Japan and abroad. The ritual is ...

David Cowland-Cooper (front in a red T-shirt) fell in love with Awa Odori, a Japanese traditional folk dance, and started a local dance group in Brisbane. Source: Tensui Australia Mr Cowland ...

Gataine Odori is a dance that depicts what happened generations ago in Omuta, a city in Fukuoka Prefecture. In the 19th century, an embankment was constructed as a barrier against the strong tidal ...

TOKYO -- A Bon Odori dance event aimed at breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest number of participants was held ...

yosakoy') Odori may not have the most alluring origin story – it was first devised in the 1950s as an effort to revive the post-war economy – yet festivals celebrating the dance demonstrate ...

From August 13th to 16th, participants can dance all night. The summer tradition was registered as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2022. Gujo Odori festival back in full | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ...

You can partake in a new style of Bon Odori dance as portrayed by Hokusai in his ukiyo-e print. This will take place on October 26 from 2pm to 8pm at the Sumida Park Soyokaze Square. During the ...

The Nippon Odori (literally meaning dance of Japan) at Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) will, from Oct 4 to 6, feature an amalgamation of garba and dandiya raas with Japanese dance forms ...