On August 12th, I went to the Awa Odori Festival in Tokushima.It was a day trip where I traveled from Kochi to Tokushima by ...

TOKUSHIMA--After stumbling over finances amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, the famed Awa Odori has a new entity to help the dance festival gets its groove back. The steering committee to preserve ...

Fifty-six years walking with my wife, and now I live in the present [Part 80]Last time, I wrote about filming Awa Odori for ...

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 the ...

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Awa Odori, one of Japan's signature summer dance festivals, opened Tuesday in Tokushima Prefecture, where about 600 performers from leading local troupes staged a joint show at a ...

Connecting different generations and cultures with their high-energy, innovative performances, the entertainment troupe Takarabune is bringing the dance tradition of Awa Odori to the world. Not only ...

Some festivals are supposed to ward off bad spirits, while others are intended to invoke a rich harvest or to ensure the continuation of future generations. The Awa Odori falls under the larger ...

Asakusa Awa Odori is returning for the first time since 2009 on July 1 this year. Enjoy a day of watching ten local Awa Odori dance groups, who will parade along Asakusa Rokku Broadway and Asakusa ...