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Bon Odori at Tsukiji

By Muza-chan on Aug 5, 2009 | In Japan travel | 6 feedbacks »

If you’re in Japan in August, you must participate at a Bon Odori. So, tonight I went to the Tsukiji Hongwan-ji Temple.

I arrived there around 6pm, when it was still daylight, and in the temple’s courtyard, in a paper lantern decorated area, there was a taiko concert.

Soon, the spectators, in large number, young and elderly alike, started dancing.

I watched them dancing and the music got me… This Bon Odori music is so powerful, it’s still playing in my head!

Almost the same melody, but different:

I couldn’t resist the temptation to offer you some photos:

Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple Bon Odori

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Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple Bon Odori
Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple Bon Odori
Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple Bon Odori
Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple Bon Odori
Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple Bon Odori
Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple Bon Odori
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 Eli · http://tainted-poet.blogspot.com/
You have to have one of the coolest blogs I've seen! Love the pictures!
08/06/09 @ 07:17
 Bartman · http://bartman905.wordpress.com
Just found your blog ... great posts and pictures!

Looks like you are interested in matsuris, do visit my blog if you get a chance at http://bartman905.wordpress.com as I have attended a number of different festivals in Tokyo for the past year or so.
08/06/09 @ 15:42
 adrian
Powerful music indeed, I know what you mean. Not like obon but similar, I've listened to an album of the Taiko drummers, and every time I've done it I couldn't get it out of my head for days.

When you watch it, you can help but thinking, they can't do anything the cool way, they have to make an art of it. Of everything. Make it perfect and grade those who do it with coloured belts.

Perfectionists.... I guess that's what makes them cool though.
08/07/09 @ 04:52
 adrian
P.S. to my previous comment:

I know coloured belts are a western thing, the Japanese have only two colours: black & white. You either know your stuff or you don't.

Even here they are perfect...
08/07/09 @ 05:11
 Muza-chan [Member] Email · http://www.muza-chan.net
Thank you all!

@adrian: True. That's one of the reasons I like Japan. B)
08/09/09 @ 03:04
 Orrock
This will be quite helpful for me, thanks!
08/20/09 @ 04:23

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