Back Ava rəqs festivalı Azerbaijani Awa Odori German جشنواره رقص آوا Persian Awaodori Finnish Awa-odori French Festival Tari Awa ID Awa Odori Italian 阿波踊り Japanese 아와오도리 Korean အဝအကပွဲတော် Burmese
The Awa Dance Festival (阿波踊り, Awa Odori) is held from 12 to 15 August as part of the Obon festival in Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku in Japan. Awa Odori is the largest dance festival in Japan, attracting over 1.3 million tourists every year.[1]
Groups of choreographed dancers and musicians known as ren (連) dance through the streets, typically accompanied by the shamisen lute, taiko drums, shinobue flute and the kane bell. Performers wear traditional obon dance costumes, and chant and sing as they parade through the streets.
Awa is the old feudal administration name for Tokushima Prefecture, and odori means "dance".
- ^ "Japan Atlas: Awa Dance". Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2006-06-24.