Scantily dressed samba dancers dancing in Kobe Festival

Scantily dressed samba dancers dancing in Kobe Festival

KOBE, Japan - A team of scantily dressed samba dancers are performing Awa Odori, a variation of Buddhist bon dance, known as ''Fool's Dance,'' in the western Japan city of Kobe, on July 20, during the annual Kobe Festival. The summer festival reaches a peak as the samba dancers are dancing along the main street.

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