Awa Odori Dancing Festival Awaodori 2005

Awaodori is a traditional Japanese dance, and every August groups of elaborately dressed men, women and children gather in the streets to enjoy the rhythm of pounding drums, high-pitched bamboo flutes and a variety of traditional Japanese instruments.

In Mitaka, a small town west of Tokyo, we form a team(called LEN) with more than 70 people participated in the Awaodori Dance Festival. This was my 9th year participating in the festival and the dance team wowed the crowd with energetic moves again.

If you are interested, come on and join us next year! "Yatto-Sa, Yatto-Sa!!"