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 ...

They make patchwork costumes by sewing together pieces of old family kimonos to feel as if they are dancing with the spirits ... of Nishimonai's unique Bon Odori.

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

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Mesmerized into joining the ring, Yanagita experienced the sheer euphoria of losing himself in the dance. That night inspired Yanagita to become a professional Bon odori researcher. Clad in the de ...

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 ...

One of the students resides in Byron Bay, NSW. Mr Cowland-Cooper said that there might be some people who dance Awa Odori at the annual Bon-Odori dance festival in Byron Bay this weekend.