One of Japan’s most iconic summer folk dance festivals, Awa Odori can be traced back to its origins in Tokushima prefecture more than 400 years ago. This lively ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. It’s a Sunday afternoon in August when our train pulls into Tokushima City on the east coast of ...

Brussels, July 3 (Jiji Press)--"Awa Odori" Japanese folk dance was performed at a pre-show event for the Ommegang annual traditional festival in Brussels on Wednesday. Japan is participating in this y ...

Male dancers leap on the stage at the World Expo venue in Osaka on May 3, 2025. (Mainichi/Yoshihiro Yamamoto)=Click/tap photo for more images. OSAKA -- Some 700 dancers descended on Expo 2025 Osaka, ...

Japanese dancers perform Awa Dance in Tokushima, Japan on Aug 13, 2011. Awa dance is a traditional Japanese folk dance, and the Awa Dance Festival is an annual summer event in Tokushima prefecture.

A city in Shikoku, one of the country's four main islands, is seeking to liven up its Awa Odori dance festival amid the inbound tourism boom partly by addressing a shortage of accommodation. The ...

(KRON) — Kaori Suzuki joined KRON4 anchor Stephanie Lin to discuss the performance and rich history of Japanese traditional dance. Awa-Odori is one of “Bon-Odori”, traditionally mourning death and ...

Dancers stage an Awa Odori performance at the World Expo venue in Osaka on May 3, 2025, as people observe the event from the top of the "Grand Ring." (Mainichi/Yoshihiro Yamamoto)=Click/tap photo for ...

OSAKA -- Some 700 dancers descended on Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai on May 2 and 3 for a traditional Awa Odori dance event hosted by western Japan's Tokushima Prefecture, with a huge circle dance on the ...