The main event of the festival is the 'Heso Odori' or 'Bellybutton Dance'. It involves participants painting unique and colourful faces, known as 'Zubara', onto their bellies and swaying to the ...

The event is themed ‘Kaidou‘ this year, symbolising unity and cooperation.This time around, the festival will feature over 200 stalls offering a variety of Japanese food, games, fashion and ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan (July 31, 2019) -- Since its inception in 1959, Camp Zama's Bon Odori Festival has been a way for the Army community in Japan to participate in and learn more about Japanese ...

RANCHI: District police on Thursday busted a Red camp in Heso locality in Namkum. Senior rebels of the Maoist group, Ram Mohan dasta had gathered at the camp where a feast was underway when police ...

Kabukicho’s Bon Odori festival is happening again this year and it's taking over Cine City Square in front of Tokyu Kabukicho Tower. The event is led by Ageha B ...

Akita’s Nishimonai Bon Odori is considered one of Japan’s three great Bon dance events, along with Tokushima’s Awa Odori and Gifu’s Gujō Odori. It has been designated an important ...

Awa Odori. August 12-15; Tokushima, Shikoku island. Distinguished by irregular steps and energetic up-tempo rhythm, Awa (former name of Tokushima) Odori (dance) is a massive, city-wide dance party ...

TOKUSHIMA--After stumbling over finances amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, the famed Awa Odori has a new entity to help the dance festival gets its groove back.

Kamogawa Odori performances began in the Meiji era (1868-1912), and have become a feature of Japanese spring in recent years, but the 2020 event was canceled over the coronavirus.

From snorkelling through a bog in Wales to painting your belly in Japan and a gathering of TWINS in Ohio: Seven of the strangest summer festivals around the world revealed ...

Forget listening to techno music and queuing at length for overpriced food - these summer celebrations have far more unusual themes. Which would you rather attend?