Summer 'Awaodori' dancing fever grips Tokyo young people

Summer 'Awaodori' dancing fever grips Tokyo young people

TOKYO, Japan - Young women sporting traditional straw headgear dance in a traditional ''Awaodori'' parade in front of Bishamonten Zenkokuji Temple in Tokyo's Kagurazaka district on July 24. Frenetic ''Awaodori'' dancing galas in Tokyo are attracting increasing numbers of young participants.

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