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SCREENSHOT - Awa Odori dance festival in western Japan underway in full swing

Video. Awa Odori festival continues with nightly so-odori performances

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Hundreds of dancers are filling the streets of Tokushima this week as the Awa Odori festival’s full-scale outdoor performances take place across multiple venues in western Japan.

On Tuesday, the festival’s highlight, the “so-odori,” took place at one venue, featuring 1,700 dancers from 15 groups demonstrating coordinated skill, precision and flair. Women moved in elegant unison, while men delivered dynamic, rhythmic steps that drew applause from the crowd.

Some spectators recorded the event, and others clapped along to the music.

The Awa Odori festival continues until Friday, with the so-odori performance held nightly at 9:40 pm local time.

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