Ehime Prefecture・Seiyo City
Kubono’s Eight-Deer Dance
Kubono’s traditional Eight-Deer Dance, accompanied by flutes and drums
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Ehime Prefecture・Ainan
Masuda no Hanatori Odori
Masuda’s traditional performing art, with swords, sickles, and green bamboo crossed together
Kochi Prefecture・Niyodogawa Town
Akiba Festival performances
The Akiba Festival: A procession accompanying the mikoshi, enlivened by torimono and dance
Kochi Prefecture・Konan City
Tsuntsuku Dance of Tei
An elegant old-style furyu dance of fans and song, alive in Tei’s festivals
Kochi Prefecture・Tsuno Town
Hayama no Hanatori Odori
A traditional offering dance in Tsuno Town, adorned with feathers and five-colored cloth
Nagasaki Prefecture・Hirado City
Oshima Suko Odori
Flutes and drums echo across the island during Obon; a circle dance of remembrance passed down through generations
Nagasaki Prefecture・Omura City
Omura’s Okita Odori
Omura’s traditional performing art, with long swords and short swords dancing in two concentric circles
Nagasaki Prefecture・Omura City
Omura no Suko Odori
Surrounded by the mai-daiko, an old celebratory dance from Suko Town lives on
Nagasaki Prefecture・Tsushima City
Tsushima Izuhara Bon Odori
Tsushima Izuhara Bon Odori: lines of dancers and traditional props