It's a contest of Eisa dance. Eisa is actually Okinawa's dance. I don't know why Okinawa's dance festival is held in Tokyo, but this festival is held every year. I know the similar Eisa festival is also held at Sapporo in Hokkaido every year.
About Eisa:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisa_(dance)
Traffic was blocked over 300km of Shinjuku street, and many groups danced Eisa there.
Okinawa's traditional culture is pretty unique compared with other areas in Japan. It sometimes seems to be another country. It's interesting.
I've never been to Okinawa and I've always wanted to go there. I hope I can go there October this year. (I say it every year though. ^^;)
Performers waiting for their turnPerforming to the Okinawa-style music
3 comments:
Pretty cool video:)
whoops, spelled my name wrong :P
Morten,
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Yes, the performers were very cool!!
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