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Tokushima: Japan's Awaodori Dance Spreads to World; Foreign Participants Enjoy Summer Dance Tradition

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By Nonoko Minami / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer

11:24 JST, September 1, 2025

TOKUSHIMA — This year’s Awa Odori Dance Festival in Tokushima came to an end on Aug. 15. Despite some rain spells, the five-day event was generally blessed with good weather. The streets were adorned with chochin paper lanterns, and dancers stepped and bounced to the calls of ohayashi music performe...

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