Obon Festival Dancing and Drinking with Locals in Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Trip Type: Concerts & Special Events
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Experience a very local summer festival by joining "bon-odori," the traditional dance of this festival, with locals. After the festival, join locals at a local izakaya, Japanese-style tavern, with a English-speaking guide.
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Experience a very local summer festival by joining "bon-odori," the traditional dance of this festival, with locals. After the festival, join locals at a local izakaya, Japanese-style tavern, with a English-speaking guide.About 300,000 festivals are held every year in Japan. Japan is very famous for their festivals and most of the festivals are held during the summer including the festivals that are featured on this tour: The Gujo Dance Festival, Tsukudajima Bon Festival, The 69th Tsukiji Honganji Temple Bon Festival, Hanazono Shrine Bon Festival, and the Kinshicho Kawachi Bon Festival.
This festival, Obon, is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor ancestors' spirits and has been celebrated in Japan for more than 500 years. This holiday is a very big custom in Japan to this day.
The Bon festival dance, or "Bon odori," is a style of dance that is performed in various parts of Japan during this Obon festival during the summer. Dancers form a circle around the tower which is made of wood and dance to the Bon festival songs which originally were to welcome and console departed souls.
This event is an excellent opportunity for you to join and experience the festival with locals. Your English-speaking guide will take you to the local summer festival to enjoy the lively festival atmosphere, then take you to the local tavern, or Izakaya, to experience the local foods and drinks.
This festival, Obon, is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor ancestors' spirits and has been celebrated in Japan for more than 500 years. This holiday is a very big custom in Japan to this day.
The Bon festival dance, or "Bon odori," is a style of dance that is performed in various parts of Japan during this Obon festival during the summer. Dancers form a circle around the tower which is made of wood and dance to the Bon festival songs which originally were to welcome and console departed souls.
This event is an excellent opportunity for you to join and experience the festival with locals. Your English-speaking guide will take you to the local summer festival to enjoy the lively festival atmosphere, then take you to the local tavern, or Izakaya, to experience the local foods and drinks.
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