Himeshima Bon Odori
A festival of diverse dances performed at bon dance grounds across the island and passed down through the generations
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A festival of diverse dances performed at bon dance grounds across the island and passed down through the generations
A summer in Oe Town, with lanterns on the Mogami River and fireworks lighting up the night sky and water
Summer fireworks reflected on Lake Suwa and echoing across the mountains
A traditional Utogi Bon Odori brought to life by drums, songs, and lanterns
A furyū-odori of songs and fans, passed down during Obon on the island
A summer memorial dance in Maie, brought together by flower hats and the rhythms of nenbutsu chants
A port-town festival passed down in Tōtōmi, where boat models dance to song
A traditional torch festival that brings Kashihara’s summer to life
A Bon observance in Nagasu where people carry elaborate goten-tōrō and send off the recently deceased with a farewell fire