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The 70th Tsukiji Honganji Noryo Bon Dance Festival

[Sam] 09:00 on August 7, 2017

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DSC00564RSG.jpg The annual Bon Dance Festival at Tsukiji Honganji.

The exhibition was scheduled for August 2-5, but on the 3rd, some events were canceled due to a fire that occurred at the Tsukiji Outer Market.

After 4 days, it was carried out again.

Under the slogan "Japan's most delicious Bon Odori!", Stalls by Tsukiji Outer Market and nearby restaurants have opened, and it is crowded with many visitors, including local residents and workers, as well as tourists from abroad, It is wrapped in enthusiasm.

"Tsukiji Ondo" and other Bon dance medleys that are unfolded one after another, the performance of "Oedo Sukeroku Taiko" between dances, and on the 4th, the "mass costume tournament" to join the dance circle in free costumes such as men's clothes, women's clothes, and cosplay. You can enjoy.

This is the 70th anniversary of this event.

The lanterns displayed around the tower on the precincts are also brilliant, shining in the dark against the backdrop of the illuminated main hall.