"Awa Odori" folk dance festival begins in Tokushima

"Awa Odori" folk dance festival begins in Tokushima

Women and girls perform the traditional Awa Odori folk dance in front of Tokushima city hall on Aug. 12, 2015, at the start of the four-day summer dance festival in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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