Awaodori Festival (The Dance of the Fools)

Awa Odori is a traditional dance festival originating in Tokushima City in 1586, when Lord Hachisuka Iemasa of Awa, the former name of Tokushima prefecture, hosted a celebration of the opening of Tokushima Castle.

"The locals, having consumed a great amount of sake, began to drunkenly weave and stumble back and forth. Others picked up commonly available musical instruments and began to play a simple, rhythmic song, to which the revellers invented lyrics." (Wikipedia)

This year, I'd been to three Awa Odori festivals:
- Kagurazaka in Tokyo
- Yamato in Kanagawa
- Koenji in Tokyo

More photos on my blog:
http://blog.jessleecuizon.com/2010/08/31/awa-odori-the-dance-of-the-fools/

Shot on iPhone 4 and edited in iMovie for iPhone.

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