Hundreds of dancers are filling the streets of Tokushima this week as the Awa Odori festival’s full-scale outdoor performances take place across multiple venues in western Japan. On Tuesday, the ...

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. The steering committee to preserve ...

One of the most popular street dance festivals in Tokyo, Koenji's Awa Odori is returning this summer in full swing. This year, the celebration will feature over 150 Awa Odori dance groups parading ...

not so much a festival 'which dates back to the 16th century ', as just more showbiz.... society of the spectacle.... So a "famed" festival that is a "major tourist draw" actually loses lots of money.