Most viewed - Nakamurabashi Awa Odori Dance 2009 中村橋阿波おどり |
The 34th Nakamurabashi Awa Odori dance festival was held on Sept. 6, 2009 from 5 pm to 8:30 pm. First they held a tape-cutting ceremony with local politicians and festival organizers.210 views
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Okame-ren, Nakamurabashi Awa Odori156 views
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Shinobu-ren on stage during the Nakamurabashi Awa Odori.146 views
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Shinobu-ren on stage during the Nakamurabashi Awa Odori.142 views
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Shinobu-ren, Nakamurabashi Awa Odori, Tokyo120 views
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My YouTube video of Nakamurabashi Awa Odori featuring Kumegawa-ren, Koganei Sakura-ren, Tsukushi-ren, and Kyokushin Karate-ren. 久米川連、小金井さくら連、つくし連、極真カラテ連108 views
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After the opening ceremony on the outdoor stage in front of Nakamurabashi Station (Seibu Ikebukuro Line), Daikon-ren performed on the stage while other groups started dancing on the streets. だいこん連52 views
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Daikon-ren50 views
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I took a good number of Daikon-ren pictures last year in 2008.49 views
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Troupe for a local bank.49 views
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Karate-ren. Not really awa odori, but fun to watch. Too few girls though. Also see my YouTube video here.49 views
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Another local troupe is Nakamurabashi-ren. 中村橋連47 views
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Nagoyaka-ren was a cute group with many kids. なごやか連47 views
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The last group I shot was Okame-ren. 女華夢連47 views
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Tsukushi-ren is outfitted with clothing dyed with indigo. つくし連46 views
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Now we have Narimasu Chirudo-ren (Child-ren), a play on words for "Children." 46 views
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Narimasu Child-ren also performed on stage. 成増チルド連 46 views
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Narimasu Child-ren 成増チルド連45 views
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Nakamurabashi-ren 中村橋連44 views
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Tsukushi-ren44 views
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She's one of the best dancers out there.44 views
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First time I saw an awa odori dancer wearing a hat like this.44 views
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The girl in the middle is carrying a sign saying that they won the Nerima Mayor's Award (区長賞). 44 views
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Fast-action dancers of Takarabune-ren performed on stage for about 15 min.43 views
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Koganei Sakura-ren from Koganei, not far from Nerima. Koganei has a large park famous for cherry blossoms. 小金井さくら連43 views
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Narimasu Child-ren teamed up with Shinobu-ren.43 views
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I watched Okame-ren doing their finale as well.43 views
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Koganei Sakura-ren performing on the outdoor stage.42 views
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Kumegawa-ren from Higashi-Murayama in Tokyo. 久米川連41 views
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Koganei Sakura-ren musicians. I've seen them at Koenji Awa Odori as well.41 views
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I see Sazanka-ren headbands. Perhaps they were hired to dance for the bank.41 views
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Kasei-ren41 views
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Takarabune-ren allowed anyone to dance with them. A large crowd did just that.41 views
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Shinobu-ren 忍連41 views
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Narimasu Child-ren 成増チルド連41 views
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Kasei-ren かせい連39 views
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