 Last additions - Suginami-ku 杉並区 |
My video of Hanamichi-ren 花道連 at 2023 Koenji Awa Odori on Aug. 26, 2023.Sep 11, 2023
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My video of Sharaku-ren 写楽連 at 2023 Koenji Awa Odori on Aug. 26, 2023.Sep 11, 2023
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My video of 2017 Koenji Awa Odori (56 troupes) 第61回高円寺阿波おどり Sep 11, 2023
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My video of Maicho-ren at 2023 Koenji Awa Odori on Aug. 26, 2023.Sep 11, 2023
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My video of 2018 Koenji Awa Odori 第62回高円寺阿波おどり Sep 11, 2023
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My video of 2023 Koenji Awa Odori. 第64回高円寺阿波おどり Sep 11, 2023
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My video of Koenji Awa Odori 2009 Part 3/3 - Asuka-ren 飛鳥連Sep 09, 2016
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My video of Koenji Awa Odori 2009 Part 2/3 - Kikusui-ren 菊水会菊水連Sep 09, 2016
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My video of Koenji Awa Odori 2009 Part 1/3 - Kokesaku 苔作Sep 09, 2016
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My video of Koenji Awa Odori 2011 Part 2/2 高円寺阿波おどりSep 09, 2016
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My video of Koenji Awa Odori 2011 Part 1/2 高円寺阿波おどりSep 09, 2016
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My video of Koenji Awa Odori 2013 Part 3/3 第57回 東京高円寺阿波おどり 総集編Sep 09, 2016
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My video of Koenji Awa Odori 2013 Part 2/3 第57回 東京高円寺阿波おどり 総集編Sep 09, 2016
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My video of Koenji Awa Odori 2013 Part 1/3 第57回 東京高円寺阿波おどり 総集編Sep 09, 2016
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My video of 2016 Koenji Awa Odori (56 troupes) 第60回高円寺阿波おどり 56連の総集編 Sep 09, 2016
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My video of Koenji Awa Odori 2015 第59回高円寺阿波おどり 40連の総集編Sep 09, 2016
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My YouTube video featuring three outstanding awa odori dance troupes on Aug. 29, 2009 in Koenji: Kokesaku (from Tokushima) 苔作, Edo-uki-ren 江戸浮連, and Edokko-ren 江戸っ子連.Jun 06, 2010
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Damudan-ren (Kagurazaka) だむだん連. They like to pose for the camera.Aug 31, 2009
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Damudan-ren (Kagurazaka) だむだん連. They like to pose for the camera.Aug 31, 2009
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Kurenai-ren 紅連Aug 31, 2009
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Hanamichi-ren (Koenji/Mitaka) 花道連Aug 31, 2009
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Kurenai-ren 紅連Aug 31, 2009
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Edokko-ren (Koenji) 江戸っ子連Aug 31, 2009
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Edokko-ren (Koenji) 江戸っ子連Aug 31, 2009
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I had to get out of their way a split second later.Aug 31, 2009
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Nobiyuku-ren (Koenji) のびゆく連Aug 31, 2009
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Nobiyuku-ren (Koenji) のびゆく連Aug 31, 2009
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One of only two foreigners I saw dancing. He was good. Edo-uki-ren (Koenji) 江戸浮連Aug 31, 2009
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Edo-uki-ren (Koenji) 江戸浮連Aug 31, 2009
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Fool's danceAug 31, 2009
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Maicho-ren (Koenji) 舞蝶連Aug 31, 2009
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Koenji Awa OdoriAug 31, 2009
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Asuka-ren (Koenji) 飛鳥連Aug 31, 2009
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Asuka-ren (Koenji) 飛鳥連Aug 31, 2009
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Suiko-ren (Koenji) 吹鼓連Aug 31, 2009
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Kikusui-ren (Koenji) 菊水連Aug 31, 2009
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Kikusui-ren (Koenji) 菊水連Aug 31, 2009
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Kikusui-ren was a big group.Aug 31, 2009
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Shishimai lion danceAug 31, 2009
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Dressed like nuns?Aug 31, 2009
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Shinobu-ren (Koenji) しのぶ（忍）連Aug 31, 2009
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Koenji Awa Odori 2009Aug 31, 2009
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The Koenji Awa Odori is so big that you won't be able to see all the dance troupes in one night.Aug 31, 2009
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Kite flyer trying to fly his kite.Aug 31, 2009
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This troupe, called Kokesaku (苔作), was spectacular. They are from Tokushima. This boy (or maybe girl) in front, dressed like a kite, performed acrobatic cartwheels. Watch the video.Aug 31, 2009
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This lady always poses for me, from Takarabune-ren. Koenji Awa Odori 2009.Aug 31, 2009
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One thing I like about Koenji Awa Odori is that it's huge (the biggest awa odori in the Tokyo/Kanto area), but there are still places where it's less crowded where you can see the dancers up close.Aug 31, 2009
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The 53rd Koenji Awa Odori folk dance festival was held on Aug. 29-30, 2009 during 6 pm to 9 pm. I went on the 29th, right after Asakusa Samba.Aug 31, 2009
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This time I went to Shin-Koenji Station on the Marunouchi subway line. Much less crowded than JR Koenji Station. Near Shin-Koneji is this small shopping street where the dancers paraded through.Aug 31, 2009
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Aug 19, 2009
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UmbrellasAug 19, 2009
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At the end of the arcade, there is an outdoor shopping mall going to the main road.Aug 19, 2009
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Anpan ManAug 19, 2009
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Space shuttle was included because of Wakata Koichi who stayed in space for a few months in 2009.Aug 19, 2009
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PikachuAug 19, 2009
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Asagaya Tanabata Matsuri, TokyoAug 19, 2009
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Asagaya Tanabata MatsuriAug 19, 2009
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Asagaya Tanabata is unique to have the year's popular characters and themes among the decorations. MoominAug 19, 2009
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FlatfishAug 19, 2009
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The weaver is represented by the Vega star and the herdsman by the Altair star. As a prayer to produce better arts and crafts, the Imperial Court and the warrior class paid homage to these two stars from ancient times. This practice spread to the masses.Aug 19, 2009
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This angered her father who banished the herdsman to the other side of the Milky Way. He allowed the two to meet only once a year on the evening of the seventh day of the seventh month (according to the lunar calendar).Aug 19, 2009
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The festival is said to have originated from a Star Festival in China. According to Chinese legend, east of the Milky Way there was a Heavenly King whose daughter worked as a weaver. However, when she married a herdsman, she quit weaving.Aug 19, 2009
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The festival attracts a huge crowd, and the decorations have much improved since the last time I saw this years ago.Aug 19, 2009
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The tanabata decorations were quite impressive.Aug 19, 2009
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The Asagaya Tanabata Festival is characterized by these giant characters hanging above, making it pretty unique.Aug 19, 2009
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Inside Asagaya Pearl Center during Tanabata Matsuri in early Aug.Aug 19, 2009
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Entrance to Asagaya Pearl Center. Originally, it had no roof. But in 1962, a roof was built, making it indoors and convenient for tthe tanabata festival.Aug 19, 2009
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For five days centering on Aug. 7, a shopping arcade called Asagaya Pearl Center holds the Asagaya Tanabata Matsuri featuring colorful streamers and popular characters festooning the shops. These photos were taken in Aug. 2009.Aug 19, 2009
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The Asagaya Tanabata Matsuri started in 1954 by local merchants to attract more customers.Aug 19, 2009
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JR Asagaya Station during the Tanabata Matsuri in early Aug. Get out the south (minami) exit of the station.Aug 19, 2009
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JR Asagaya Station is slightly decorated with Tanabata streamers.Aug 19, 2009
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Koenji Awa Odori, Daisan Kikaku-ren 第三企画連Sep 04, 2006
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Nice to see a non-Japanese drummer.Sep 04, 2006
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Little duckies trail the drummers.Sep 04, 2006
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Hiyoko-renSep 04, 2006
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Nice to see a non-Japanese dancer.Sep 04, 2006
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Hanamichi-ren 花道蓮Sep 04, 2006
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Koenji Awa OdoriSep 04, 2006
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Edokko-ren 江戸っ子連Sep 04, 2006
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Asuka-ren 飛鳥連Sep 04, 2006
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Koenji Awa Odori dance, TokyoSep 04, 2006
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Goraku-ren 伍楽連Sep 04, 2006
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Women sometimes perform men's dances. Goraku-ren 伍楽連Sep 04, 2006
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Aoi-renSep 04, 2006
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Women dance with their hips high and knees bent.Sep 04, 2006
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Men dance with their hips down low. 伍楽連Sep 04, 2006
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Taiko drummersSep 04, 2006
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Child dancerSep 04, 2006
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Fool's disguiseSep 04, 2006
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「ヤットサー ヤットヤット ヨイサー ヤットサー！」掛け声Sep 04, 2006
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They shout, "Yattosa Yatto Yatto Yoisa Yattosa"Sep 04, 2006
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Koenji Awa OdoriSep 04, 2006
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The 50th Koenji Awa Odori Dance during Aug. 26-27, 2006.Sep 04, 2006
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Koenji has many shopping arcades and side streets teeming with eateries.Jul 18, 2006
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After it's over...Jul 18, 2006
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Tengu-ren 天狗連Jul 18, 2006
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Hyottoko-ren ひょっとこ連Jul 18, 2006
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Sazanka-ren 杉並区役所さざんか連Jul 18, 2006
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Sazanka-ren 杉並区役所さざんか連Jul 18, 2006
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Tengu-ren 天狗連Jul 18, 2006
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Edo Kabuki-ren 江戸歌舞伎連Jul 18, 2006
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Hyottoko-ren ひょっとこ連Jul 18, 2006
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Narimasu Child-ren 成増チルド連Jul 18, 2006
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Sazanka-ren 杉並区役所さざんか連Jul 18, 2006
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Edo Kabuki-ren 江戸歌舞伎連Jul 18, 2006
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Shinobu-ren しのぶ連Jul 18, 2006
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Edo Kabuki-ren 江戸歌舞伎連Jul 18, 2006
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Shinobu-ren しのぶ連Jul 18, 2006
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Shinobu-ren しのぶ連Jul 18, 2006
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Narimasu Child-ren 成増チルド連Jul 18, 2006
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Shinobu-ren しのぶ連Jul 18, 2006
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Hanamichi-ren 花道連Jul 18, 2006
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Shinobu-ren しのぶ連Jul 18, 2006
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Hanamichi-ren 花道連Jul 18, 2006
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Hanamichi-ren 花道連Jul 18, 2006
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Suiren 粋輦Jul 18, 2006
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Asuka-ren 飛鳥連Jul 18, 2006
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JR Koenji Station and Awa Odori sign.Jul 18, 2006
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Koganei is a city in Tokyo with a park famous for sakura cherry blossoms. Koganei Sakura-ren 小金井さくら連Jul 18, 2006
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Asuka-ren 飛鳥連Jul 18, 2006
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Hanamichi-ren 花道連Jul 18, 2006
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Tengu-ren 天狗連Jul 18, 2006
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Hyottoko-ren ひょっとこ連Jul 18, 2006
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Zomeki-renju 騒連中Jul 18, 2006
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Tensui-ren 天水連Jul 18, 2006
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Shamisen player who knows how to smile for my camera. Koganei Sakura-ren 小金井さくら連Jul 18, 2006
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Tokyo Aoi-ren 東京葵連Jul 18, 2006
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From the Suginami Ward Office, Sazanka-ren 杉並区役所さざんか連Jul 18, 2006
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Taiko drummers jamming. Tensui-ren 天水連Jul 18, 2006
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Koganei Sakura-ren 小金井さくら連Jul 18, 2006
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