Tag: Okinawa
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41 Dances NEWLY added to UNESCO
Of course, right after I leave Akita the big news hits: the Nishimonai Bon Odori is inscribed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity! There are many bon-odori 盆踊り(i.e., dances performed during the time of O-bon お盆 at the end of summer) in Akita, but the one performed in the quiet rural town of…