Korean students engaged in cultural exchanges with Japanese peers through tea ceremonies, language learning, dance, and ...

(KRON) — Kaori Suzuki joined KRON4 anchor Stephanie Lin to discuss the performance and rich history of Japanese traditional dance. Awa-Odori is one of “Bon-Odori”, traditionally mourning death and ...

Dancers stage an Awa Odori performance at the World Expo venue in Osaka on May 3, 2025, as people observe the event from the top of the "Grand Ring." (Mainichi/Yoshihiro Yamamoto)=Click/tap photo for ...

On an average year in Koenji, a neighborhood on the west side of Tokyo known for its bohemian vibes, late August sees dozens of dance troupes flood the streets as they pound taiko drums, wave their ...

Male dancers leap on the stage at the World Expo venue in Osaka on May 3, 2025. (Mainichi/Yoshihiro Yamamoto)=Click/tap photo for more images. OSAKA -- Some 700 dancers descended on Expo 2025 Osaka, ...

A city in Shikoku, one of the country's four main islands, is seeking to liven up its Awa Odori dance festival amid the inbound tourism boom partly by addressing a shortage of accommodation. The ...

TOKUSHIMA, Japan, Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tokushima Shimbun, a publisher of the namesake daily headquartered in Tokushima City, western Japan, will live-stream a "Tsunagu" (connect) tour of ...

TOKUSHIMA, Japan >> Striking dances were performed as part of the traditional Awa-odori dance festival, which opened Saturday in Tokushima. Groups of dancers performed “otoko odori” (male dance) and ...

TOKUSHIMA--The Awa Odori Museum here recently underwent a full-scale makeover in preparation for the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo. The result is more experience-based exhibits in multiple languages. It ...

A renowned dance festival is drawing large crowds in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan. The Awa Odori summer festival got underway in Naruto City on Saturday evening, with dance groups performing at ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. It’s a Sunday afternoon in August when our train pulls into Tokushima City on the east coast of Japan’s fourth largest island, Shikoku.