Tsushima Mitsushima Bon Odori
The Bon season in Mitsushima, carried on through dances in two lines and lively music
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The Bon season in Mitsushima, carried on through dances in two lines and lively music
The old Bon Festival traditions of Nomo, brought together through dance and shipboard rituals
A Bon dance in Ueyanagi, Yatsushiro, passed down through song and circles
Kodai Odori of Kureko: feathered hats and the resonance of Buddhist chants
Giant Yagoro-don figures and autumn festival processions in southern Kyushu
A prayer dance quietly passed down, wishing to ward off epidemics
Kajiki’s dedicatory performance, brought together by fox characters and the sound of taiko drums
A traditional performing art of Genna, passed down through the sound of large drums and shifting formations
Satsuma’s offering performance, with decorated horses and dancers