Japanese Summer Dance (Bon Odori)

Dancing at the Japanese Summer Festival 2010 in Docklands, Melbourne, Australia.

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"Obon is a summer festival in Japan to honour the spirits of one's ancestors, with participants wearing yukata and performing the Bon Odori, or Bon Dance. It's a colourful and fun remembrance of departed loved ones. Organised by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) and Japanese Society of Melbourne (JSM) this festival features traditional dancing, music, food and crafts." -- That's Melbourne

For more details visit http://www.jcci-jsm.org.au/

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• Melbourne
• Japanese
• dancing
• Docklands
• Australia
• 2010
• Bon
• Odori

[Arvuvu9]

I waas there last year it was an awesome dayll

[McCaffreySnuggleCat]

I so can't to go this year in 2011!

[aussiedownunder09]

This was a great day and I enjoyed myself. I hope it was such a success for the organisers that there will be many more festivals to come