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Awa odori: a dancer is seen as she nears the end of the procession.

Capturing Joy in Motion: the Awa Odori Festival

After the marvelous experience of glimpsing Mount Fuji through the clouds, my journey led me toward a different kind of joy, Joy in Motion —the pulsating heart of the Awa Odori festival in Tokushima. This modest city in Tokushima Prefecture has long sustained itself through agriculture, its produce traditionally flowing through local markets rather than […]