Most viewed - Nerima-ku 練馬区 |
Kitamachi Awa Odori, Nerima-ku, Tokyo254 views
|
|
The 33rd Nakamurabashi Awa Odori festival was held on Sept. 7, 2008 from 5 pm to 8:30 pm. Before 5 pm, it poured rain. However, it became a drizzle and the dance started as scheduled.223 views
|
|
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
|
|
An egret stalking insects. It did not mind us photographers only meters away.182 views
|
|
The only egret which never flew away when I approached.175 views
|
|
Would you believe a karate group? They did not dance. Just punched and yelled their way through. Kitamachi Awa Odori, Nerima, Tokyo 極真空手連175 views
|
|
Kitamachi Awa Odori, Tokyo163 views
|
|
Nice formation.163 views
|
|
Kitamachi Awa Odori Dance, Nerima-ku, Tokyo きたまち阿波おどり157 views
|
|
Okame-ren, Nakamurabashi Awa Odori156 views
|
|
Nakamurabashi Awa Odori in Sept.155 views
|
|
Nakamurabashi Awa Odori Dance with Nakamurabashi-ren 中村橋連154 views
|
|
Nakamurabashi Awa Odori153 views
|
|
150 views
|
|
|
147 views
|
|
Nakamurabashi Awa Odori dancer146 views
|
|
Shinobu-ren on stage during the Nakamurabashi Awa Odori.146 views
|
|
143 views
|
|
Shinobu-ren on stage during the Nakamurabashi Awa Odori.141 views
|
|
Shakujii-Koen Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line. 石神井公園駅138 views
|
|
Map of park. The park is a long, elongated shape.132 views
|
|
Swan boats on Shakujii Pond. 石神井公園129 views
|
|
Road to Shakujii Park.122 views
|
|
The 16th Kitamachi Awa Odori was held on July 26, 2008 from 6 pm to 8:30 pm. Kitamachi is a small neighborhood near Tobu-Nerima Station on the Tobu Tojo Line.122 views
|
|
Daikon-ren at Nakamurabashi Awa Odori121 views
|
|
Shinobu-ren, Nakamurabashi Awa Odori, Tokyo120 views
|
|
Shakujii-Koen Station, North Entrance118 views
|
|
Kitamachi Awa Odori, Tokyo 写楽連118 views
|
|
116 views
|
|
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
|
|
One end of Shakujii Park.107 views
|
|
|
Shakujii Pond 石神井池98 views
|
|
Ukimido Pavilion good for feeding ducks.92 views
|
|
88 views
|
|
Shakujii Pond 石神井池86 views
|
|
Shrine85 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
There is a walking path around the entire park with two ponds.83 views
|
|
What is this?80 views
|
|
79 views
|
|
77 views
|
|
Trail to the other end of the park.77 views
|
|
Sanpoji Pond 三宝寺池77 views
|
|
Shrine74 views
|
|
Notice the black legs and yellow feet.73 views
|
|
73 views
|
|
|
65 views
|
|
64 views
|
|
60 views
|
|
|
55 views
|
|
They danced on the main shopping streets called Kitamachi shotengai (pictured here) and New Kitamachi shotengai. Just few minutes walk from the train station. きたまち商店街54 views
|
|
54 views
|
|
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
|
|
52 views
|
|
52 views
|
|
Junior high school dancers dressed in yukata.51 views
|
|
Due to the downpour, festival spectators huddled in the train station and under the train tracks.51 views
|
|
51 views
|
|
Daikon-ren50 views
|
|
50 views
|
|
50 views
|
|
49 views
|
|
Poster for the 33rd Nakamurabashi Awa Odori49 views
|
|
I took a good number of Daikon-ren pictures last year in 2008.49 views
|
|
Troupe for a local bank.49 views
|
|
Karate-ren. Not really awa odori, but fun to watch. Too few girls though. Also see my YouTube video here.49 views
|
|
48 views
|
|
For the last number, the finale.48 views
|
|
They know how to look good.48 views
|
|
Quite spectacular finale performance by this troupe called Hyottoko-ren. ひょっとこ連48 views
|
|
47 views
|
|
47 views
|
|
47 views
|
|
47 views
|
|
47 views
|
|
47 views
|
|
47 views
|
|
47 views
|
|
Kasei-ren47 views
|
|
47 views
|
|
Another local troupe is Nakamurabashi-ren. 中村橋連47 views
|
|
47 views
|
|
47 views
|
|
The last group I shot was Okame-ren. 女華夢連47 views
|
|
46 views
|
|
Aoi Shin-ren, one of my favorite Awa Odori troupes. 葵新連46 views
|
|
46 views
|
|
The opening ceremony started on time at 5 pm under the train tracks instead of on the outdoor stage in front of Nakamurabashi Station. These are local politicians lined up to give speeches. Each speech was short, but there were so many of them.46 views
|
|
Nagoyaka-ren was a cute group with many kids. なごやか連46 views
|
|
Now we have Narimasu Chirudo-ren (Child-ren), a play on words for "Children." 46 views
|
|
There were about 1,400 dancers and about 70,000 spectators lining the streets.45 views
|
|
45 views
|
|
45 views
|
|
45 views
|
|
Awa Odori dancer45 views
|
|
All the dancers' faces were glistening with perspiration.45 views
|
|
45 views
|
|
45 views
|
|
Tsukushi-ren is outfitted with clothing dyed with indigo. つくし連45 views
|
|
|
45 views
|
|
Narimasu Child-ren 成増チルド連45 views
|
|
Narimasu Child-ren also performed on stage. 成増チルド連 45 views
|
|
45 views
|
|
45 views
|
|
45 views
|
|
45 views
|
|
After a few speeches and a "tape-cut" ceremony, the festival began at 6:30 pm.44 views
|
|
One group was from the local junior high school.44 views
|
|
School baseball team, Kitamachi Faiyers. No dancing.44 views
|
|
44 views
|
|
44 views
|
|
Dancing in formation.44 views
|
|
Takara-bune-ren 宝船連44 views
|
|
From Koganei in the outskirts of Tokyo.44 views
|
|
Koganei Sakura-ren 小金井さくら連44 views
|
|
44 views
|
|
Nakamurabashi-ren 中村橋連44 views
|
|
Tsukushi-ren44 views
|
|
She's one of the best dancers out there.44 views
|
|
First time I saw an awa odori dancer wearing a hat like this.44 views
|
|
44 views
|
|
44 views
|
|
44 views
|
|
|
44 views
|
|
44 views
|
|
The girl in the middle is carrying a sign saying that they won the Nerima Mayor's Award (区長賞). 44 views
|
|
|
43 views
|
|
43 views
|
|
So photogenic, like a crane in flight.43 views
|
|
43 views
|
|
43 views
|
|
43 views
|
|
A karate group from Nerima also performed.43 views
|
|
43 views
|
|
43 views
|
|
43 views
|
|
Fast-action dancers of Takarabune-ren performed on stage for about 15 min.43 views
|
|
43 views
|
|
43 views
|
|
43 views
|
|
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
|
|
43 views
|
|
43 views
|
|
43 views
|
|
Narimasu Child-ren teamed up with Shinobu-ren.43 views
|
|
43 views
|
|
43 views
|
|
43 views
|
|
43 views
|
|
43 views
|
|
43 views
|
|
43 views
|
|
I watched Okame-ren doing their finale as well.43 views
|
|
43 views
|
|
Twenty-three dancing and non-dancing troupes participated. This is somewhat small compared to bigger Awa Odori dances in Tokyo, but the enjoyment and enthusiasm of the dancers and crowd were top-class.42 views
|
|
These kids were very good at the taiko drums.42 views
|
|
42 views
|
|
42 views
|
|
Outdoor stage in front of Nakamurabashi Station. The opening ceremony supposed to be here, but the rain prevented that. This stage was also later used for Awa Odori dancers to perform.42 views
|
|
Daikon-ren also gave a great finale at the end of the festival.42 views
|
|
Another local Awa Odori troupe is Nakamurabashi-ren.42 views
|
|
42 views
|
|
Koganei Sakura-ren performing on the outdoor stage.42 views
|
|
|
42 views
|
|
42 views
|
|
42 views
|
|
42 views
|
|
42 views
|
|
42 views
|
|
42 views
|
|
41 views
|
|
I much prefer the women dancers.41 views
|
|
Daikon-ren from Nerima-ku.41 views
|
|
41 views
|
|
41 views
|
|
She loved to pose for photographers.41 views
|
|
Santsu Nakamurabashi shopping street is a straight road intersecting with the Keio Line train tracks. It has a good number of shops and restaurants. サンツ中村橋商店街41 views
|
|
Daikon-ren41 views
|
|
Daikon-ren passing through Nakamurabashi Station.41 views
|
|
41 views
|
|
Koganei Sakura-ren musicians. I've seen them at Koenji Awa Odori as well.41 views
|
|
I see Sazanka-ren headbands. Perhaps they were hired to dance for the bank.41 views
|
|
Kasei-ren41 views
|
|
Shinobu-ren 忍連41 views
|
|
41 views
|
|
Narimasu Child-ren 成増チルド連41 views
|
|
41 views
|
|
41 views
|
|
40 views
|
|
40 views
|
|
40 views
|
|
40 views
|
|
40 views
|
|
They were hoppin'40 views
|
|
40 views
|
|
40 views
|
|
40 views
|
|
40 views
|
|
40 views
|
|
Nagoyaka-ren なごやか連40 views
|
|
40 views
|
|
40 views
|
|
Kumegawa-ren 久米川蓮40 views
|
|
Kumegawa-ren from Higashi-Murayama in Tokyo. 久米川連40 views
|
|
Takarabune-ren allowed anyone to dance with them. A large crowd did just that.40 views
|
|
40 views
|
|
39 views
|
|
39 views
|
|
39 views
|
|
These photos center on the local Awa Odori dance troupes such as this one called Daikon-ren. だいこん連39 views
|
|
39 views
|
|
39 views
|
|
39 views
|
|
Daikon-ren finale39 views
|
|
Boy drummers show their stuff too.39 views
|
|
Read his palm.39 views
|
|
39 views
|
|
中村橋連39 views
|
|
Nakamurabashi-ren39 views
|
|
Nakamurabashi-ren 中村橋連39 views
|
|
Tsuzumi shoulder drum39 views
|
|
39 views
|
|
39 views
|
|
39 views
|
|
39 views
|
|
Everyone dancing in front of Nakamurabashi Station. The rain never really stopped, and the dancers got pretty wet.39 views
|
|
Kasei-ren かせい連39 views
|
|
38 views
|
|
38 views
|
|
38 views
|
|
38 views
|
|
38 views
|
|
38 views
|
|
38 views
|
|
38 views
|
|
38 views
|
|
38 views
|
|
38 views
|
|
38 views
|
|
38 views
|
|
38 views
|
|
|
37 views
|
|
|