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 ...

For many people, Bon odori dance festivals are an annual summer tradition where the locals get together and dance to traditional music. But Yukiko Nakanishi has become a common fixture among the ...

the residents of Nishimonai in Akita Prefecture have welcomed their ancestral spirits home for the annual Obon festival through a Bon Odori. These dances are held across Japan, but the Nishimonai ...

The word “arasowa” has connotations of a world without conflict, while “ren” is an Awa Odori term for a dance group. Many of Arasowa-ren’s members were non-Japanese from the start.

The Gujo Odori, one of Japan's largest Bon dances, is a spectacle with the ... The main event is the all-night dance for four days starting on August 13. French actor Robin Barde explores the ...

Most of the members of Tensui Australia are Japanese or people who have ... said that there might be some people who dance Awa Odori at the annual Bon-Odori dance festival in Byron Bay this ...