東京の夏の風物詩にも数えられるようになった「高円寺阿波おどり」。踊り手の笑顔を通じて街や人が元気に明るくなってほしいという思いを込めて開催しているという。高円寺の街は1万人の踊り手と、100万人の観客で文字通り阿波おどり一色になる。
今年２０１８年は、８月２５日と２６日に開催。
２６日の阿波踊りの様子を撮影した。
“Awa-Odori”, the one of the most famous “Bon-Odori”, originated in Tokushima prefecture and has the 400-year history.
Tokyo’s Koenji Awaodori first began in 1957 as a festival to revitalize the small shopping streets throughout the town. Over the years the festival has grown and now over 10,000 dancers and over a 1,000,000 spectators come making it the festival that represents the charms of Tokyo’s summer. The Koenji Awaodori is held every year on the last weekend of August.
Additionally, the Awaodori teams within Koenji (members of the Koenji Awaodori Group) conduct media appearances, participate in a variety of events, foreign relations parties, and more keeping the joy of the Awaodori season year-round.