On May 2 and 3, there was a big traditional dance event at Expo 2025 in Osaka. Around 700 dancers performed the "Awa Odori" ...

Some 700 dancers descended on Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai on May 2 and 3 for a traditional Awa Odori dance event hosted by ...

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 ...

Festival-goers in the western Japan prefecture of Tokushima are enjoying a springtime version of the major summer dance event, the Awa Odori. Tokushima city stages the dance around this time every ...

David Cowland-Cooper (front in a red T-shirt) fell in love with Awa Odori, a Japanese traditional folk dance, and started a local dance group in Brisbane. Source: Tensui Australia Mr Cowland ...

The Awa Odori festival organizing committee believes, however, that the actual number of cases was higher as some dance groups didn’t reply to its post-festival survey. Last year’s event was ...

On May 2 and 3, there was a big traditional dance event at Expo 2025 in Osaka. Around 700 dancers performed the "Awa Odori" dance. About 10,000 people joined in for one big circle dance at the end.