Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival
Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival (Japanese: 北上・みちのく芸能まつり) is a summer festival held in Kitakami, Iwate, Japan, where Devils Sword Dance (鬼剣舞), Deer dance (鹿踊), Tiger dance and other traditional dances of Michinoku, Japan's northeast region, are performed. The recent program of this festival includes: Bon dance on the first day, the parade of the traditional dances on the second day, and the Fireworks display over the Kitakami River on the third day. [1]
See also
- Festivals of Japan
- List of festivals in Japan
References
- Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival Archived 2010-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
External links
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