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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...