[Breaking News]Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

KOCHI, Japan, Aug. 10 Kyodo - Dancers perform on the eve of the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 9, 2025, in Kochi, western Japan. (Kyodo)

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

KOCHI, Japan, Aug. 10 Kyodo - Dancers perform during the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 10, 2025, in Kochi, western Japan. (Kyodo)

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform during the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 10, 2025, in Kochi, western Japan.

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the eve of the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 9, 2025, in Kochi, western Japan.

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the eve of the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 9, 2025, in Kochi, western Japan.

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the eve of the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 9, 2025, in Kochi, western Japan.

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the eve of the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 9, 2025, in Kochi, western Japan.

[Breaking News]Yosakoi dance at Osaka expo

OSAKA, Japan, June 26 Kyodo - People from Kochi Prefecture perform traditional Yosakoi dance, a local summer spectacle, at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 26, 2025. (Kyodo)

Yosakoi dance at Osaka expo

Yosakoi dance at Osaka expo

People from Kochi Prefecture perform traditional Yosakoi dance, a local summer spectacle, at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 26, 2025.

Yosakoi dance at Osaka expo

Yosakoi dance at Osaka expo

People from Kochi Prefecture perform traditional Yosakoi dance, a local summer spectacle, at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 26, 2025.

Yosakoi dance at Osaka expo

Yosakoi dance at Osaka expo

People from Kochi Prefecture perform traditional Yosakoi dance, a local summer spectacle, at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 26, 2025.

Yosakoi dance at Osaka expo

Yosakoi dance at Osaka expo

People from Kochi Prefecture perform traditional Yosakoi dance, a local summer spectacle, at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 26, 2025.

Yosakoi dance at Osaka expo

Yosakoi dance at Osaka expo

People from Kochi Prefecture perform traditional Yosakoi dance, a local summer spectacle, at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 26, 2025.

Yosakoi dance at Osaka expo

Yosakoi dance at Osaka expo

People from Kochi Prefecture perform traditional Yosakoi dance, a local summer spectacle, at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 26, 2025.

[Breaking News]Japan festival in Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept. 15 Kyodo - Indonesian people perform a traditional Japanese Yosakoi dance as a two-day festival aimed to promote Japanese culture in Indonesia begins in Jakarta on Sept. 14, 2024. (Kyodo)

Japan festival in Jakarta

Japan festival in Jakarta

Indonesian people perform a traditional Japanese Yosakoi dance as a two-day festival aimed to promote Japanese culture in Indonesia begins in Jakarta on Sept. 14, 2024.

[Breaking News]Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

KOCHI, Japan, Aug. 14 Kyodo - Dancers perform in the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 10, 2024, in Kochi, western Japan. (Kyodo)

aYosakoi dance festival in western Japan

aYosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform in the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 10, 2024, in Kochi, western Japan.

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform in the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 10, 2024, in Kochi, western Japan.

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the eve of the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 9, 2024, in Kochi, western Japan.

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the eve of the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 9, 2024, in Kochi, western Japan.

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the eve of the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 9, 2024, in Kochi, western Japan.

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform in the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 10, 2024, in Kochi, western Japan.

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

The Hiragishi Tenjin troupe performs on June 9, 2024, the final day of the Yosakoi Soran Festival, a five-day competitive folk dance event in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The troupe won the top prize at the event in which around 255 teams and 25,000 people from home and abroad participated.(Kyodo)

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

The Hiragishi Tenjin troupe performs on June 9, 2024, the final day of the Yosakoi Soran Festival, a five-day competitive folk dance event in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The troupe won the top prize at the event in which around 255 teams and 25,000 people from home and abroad participated.

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Dancers fill a street in downtown Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 9, 2024, the final day of the Yosakoi Soran Festival, a five-day competitive folk dance event in which around 255 teams and 25,000 people from home and abroad participated.

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

The Hiragishi Tenjin troupe performs on June 9, 2024, the final day of the Yosakoi Soran Festival, a five-day competitive folk dance event in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The troupe won the top prize at the event in which around 255 teams and 25,000 people from home and abroad participated.

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Dancers fill a street in downtown Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 9, 2024, the final day of the Yosakoi Soran Festival, a five-day competitive folk dance event in which around 255 teams and 25,000 people from home and abroad participated.

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Dancers fill a street in downtown Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 9, 2024, the final day of the Yosakoi Soran Festival, a five-day competitive folk dance event in which around 255 teams and 25,000 people from home and abroad participated.

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Dancers fill a street in downtown Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 9, 2024, the final day of the Yosakoi Soran Festival, a five-day competitive folk dance event in which around 255 teams and 25,000 people from home and abroad participated.

[Breaking News]Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Dancers perform on the first day of Yosakoi Soran Festival, a five-day competitive folk dancing event in Sapporo in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 5, 2024.(Kyodo)

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Dancers perform on the first day of Yosakoi Soran Festival, a five-day competitive folk dancing event in Sapporo in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 5, 2024.

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Dancers perform on the first day of Yosakoi Soran Festival, a five-day competitive folk dancing event in Sapporo in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 5, 2024.

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Dancers perform on the first day of Yosakoi Soran Festival, a five-day competitive folk dancing event in Sapporo in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 5, 2024.

Yosakoi festival in western Japan

Yosakoi festival in western Japan

People dance at the Yosakoi festival in the western Japan city of Kochi on Aug. 9, 2023.

Yosakoi festival in western Japan

Yosakoi festival in western Japan

People dance at the Yosakoi festival in the western Japan city of Kochi on Aug. 9, 2023.

Yosakoi festival in western Japan

Yosakoi festival in western Japan

People dance at the Yosakoi festival in the western Japan city of Kochi on Aug. 9, 2023.

Yosakoi festival in western Japan

Yosakoi festival in western Japan

People dance at the Yosakoi festival in the western Japan city of Kochi on Aug. 9, 2023.

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Japanese dancers clad in traditional clothes perform in Yosakoi Soran Festival, a competitive dancing event, in Sapporo in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 11, 2023.

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Japanese dancers clad in traditional clothes perform in Yosakoi Soran Festival, a competitive dancing event, in Sapporo in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 11, 2023.

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Japanese dancers clad in traditional clothes perform in Yosakoi Soran Festival, a competitive dancing event, in Sapporo in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 11, 2023. The pictured troupe, REDA Maikagura from Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, got the top prize among about 240 dance teams.

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Japanese dancers clad in traditional clothes perform in Yosakoi Soran Festival, a competitive dancing event, in Sapporo in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 11, 2023. The pictured troupe, REDA Maikagura from Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, got the top prize among about 240 dance teams.

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Japanese dancers clad in traditional clothes perform in Yosakoi Soran Festival, a competitive dancing event, in Sapporo in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 11, 2023.

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Japanese dancers clad in traditional clothes perform in Yosakoi Soran Festival, a competitive dancing event, in Sapporo in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 11, 2023.

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Japanese dancers clad in traditional clothes perform in Yosakoi Soran Festival, a competitive dancing event, in Sapporo in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 11, 2023.

Young women dance in 'Yosakoi' summer festival

Young women dance in 'Yosakoi' summer festival

KOCHI, Japan - Young women in modern costume dance on the opening day of the three-day "Yosakoi Matsuri" summer festival in Kochi on the southwestern Japanese main island of Shikoku on Aug. 10, 2014.

'Yosakoi' summer dance festival starts in Kochi

'Yosakoi' summer dance festival starts in Kochi

KOCHI, Japan - Men and women perform at the start of the three-day "Yosakoi Matsuri" summer festival in Kochi on the southwestern Japanese main island of Shikoku on Aug. 10, 2014.

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo enters final day

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo enters final day

SAPPORO, Japan - A group of dancers participates in a performance on the last day of the 23rd Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo on June 8, 2014. Around 27,000 people from some 270 groups took part in the five-day festival this year.

Young people perform 'Yosakoi' dance on stage in Sapporo

Young people perform 'Yosakoi' dance on stage in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Young people perform a "Yosakoi" dance on stage as the Yosakoi Soran Festival starts in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 4, 2014, for a three-day run.

Young dancers crowd 'Yosakoi' festival in Sapporo

Young dancers crowd 'Yosakoi' festival in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - A large number of young people perform a "Yosakoi" dance on stage at the start of the three-day Yosakoi Soran Festival in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 4, 2014.