Omiya Odori: Omiya Dance
September 30, 2014This dance is a bon festival dance performed during the bon holiday period in August every year and has been passed down in the Hiruzen area since ancient times. People dance around different shrines and temples including small wayside temples in the area every day during the holiday period. A fireworks display is held at Fukuda-jinja Shrine at night where the largest number of people comes together. There are three kinds of dances: Aoi, Shisshi, and Maneki. They dance in a circle in a slow rhythm. Cutout pictures called shirige are hung under a big lantern lit in the center of the circle and create an atmosphere of festivity.
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Omiya Odori: Omiya Dance
