As you can see here, the streets of Takefu were packed with people in various forms of traditional clothing. Every group had their own dance, and the traditional obon music was performed by a live band. They pretty much performed the same song (or at least it seemed like the same song) on a loop for 2 hours, but changed the tempo several times forcing the dancers to adjust accordingly. As we marched and spun our way through Takefu many local people stopped to laugh and admire the foreigners who were desperately trying to learn the dance as they went along. A few people even came over and took photographs with us in between songs.
It was well into the night by the time we finished dancing and the pools of sweat on our outfits were testament to our collective über-fatigue. The half a dozen of us who braved the ancient wood nymph dance were lucky enough to receive some nice Japanese style umbrellas after the parade.
The cat bus from Hayao Miyazaki's film My Neighbor Totoro (隣のととろ） gave children rides during the parade.
Some of the other ALTs (Assistant Language Teacher) taking a break under the red lanterns. I like red lanterns. Very classical mood.
As you can see here, the streets of Takefu were packed with people in various forms of traditional clothing. Every group had their own dance, and the traditional obon music was performed by a live band. They pretty much performed the same song (or at least it seemed like the same song) on a loop for 2 hours, but changed the tempo several times forcing the dancers to adjust accordingly. As we marched and spun our way through Takefu many local people stopped to laugh and admire the foreigners who were desperately trying to learn the dance as they went along. A few people even came over and took photographs with us in between songs.
It was well into the night by the time we finished dancing and the pools of sweat on our outfits were testament to our collective über-fatigue. The half a dozen of us who braved the ancient wood nymph dance were lucky enough to receive some nice Japanese style umbrellas after the parade.
The cat bus from Hayao Miyazaki's film My Neighbor Totoro (隣のととろ） gave children rides during the parade.
Some of the other ALTs (Assistant Language Teacher) taking a break under the red lanterns. I like red lanterns. Very classical mood.
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The cat bus!
Yay!
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