I attended a bon odori in Higashi Ginza, Tokyo. Participants dance as a large group in a circle around a central stage. From the stage drummers overlay the rythym to recordings of traditional (and not so traditional) bon odori music.

Bon Odori, Higashi Ginza, Tokyo. July, 2016.

Bon Odori, Higashi Ginza, Tokyo. July, 2016.

Bon Odori, Higashi Ginza, Tokyo. July, 2016.

Bon Odori, Higashi Ginza, Tokyo. July, 2016.