A Vibrant Dance Procession on Omotesando
Sharing the final weekend of August with Koenji Awa-Odori, this massive event brings energetic folk dancing right into Tokyo’s youth culture capital. Around a hundred massive dance teams from across Japan perform synchronized choreography that blends traditional festival steps with hip-hop, rock and jazz. The dancers keep time with wooden hand clappers called naruko.
One of the festival’s iconic moments is when the tree-lined Omotesando Avenue is shut down so the troupes can dance their way down the main boulevard in a giant wave of color.
