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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...