Awa-Odori summer festival begins

Awa-Odori summer festival begins

Traditional Awa-Odori summer festival begins in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 12. During the 4-day festival, groups of men and women perform a variation of the traditional Bon dance throughout the streets in the city of Tokushima, encouraging onlookers and tourists to join.

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