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SUMMARY:Owara Kaze no Bon aka “Owara Bon Dance of the Wind” おわら風の盆　おわらかぜのぼん　（富山　とよま)
DESCRIPTION:A Night Dance Festival to Appease the Wind Gods\nOwara Kaze no Bon\nOwara Bon Dance of the Wind is from September 1st to 3rd in Yatsuo village in Toyama city, Toyama prefecture. Hidden amongst the edge of the mountains along stone streets and lit by lanterns all unmarried and under 30 years old dancers perform for the gods pleasure in kimonos and wearing straw hats to hide their eyes. Three hundred years ago when this peculiar festival started the hats were drawn down over their eyes to protect their identities from the gods. Today, they might cover their eyes with the hats to help overcome performance anxiety in front of huge crowds of unknown people. The festival roughly coincides in time and purpose with the 210th day when other festivals are held around Japan to appease the gods and protect the fields from typhoon winds.\nMaybe it is to appease the gods…\nMaybe it is to impress other unmarried men and women and meet new people\nToday the Owara Kaze no Bon is a rather unique, fun, and overcrowded event. Originally the dancers were virginal and the dance was a form of sacrifice. Today, the young unmarried men and women who take part might be also be looking out for potential future partners. This time of year is famous as the beginning of typhoon season where the winds can easily flatten an entire city’s worth of rice fields. The dance was supposed to carry on all night long in ancient times. Today, on the first two nights it seems to wind down around 11 pm. But on the third night dancers can be found performing late into the night. The men’s dance is based primarily on movements that they used to perform farm work. The women’s dance is based on the movements of a lady playing with butterflies.\nReferences\nIn English\nhttps://www.japan.travel/en/spot/246/ ( https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/246/ )\nhttp://www.toyamashi-kankoukyoukai.jp/en/?tid=201268 ( http://www.toyamashi-kankoukyoukai.jp/en/?tid=201268 )\nhttps://kaname-inn.com/ideas/toyama-owara-kaze-no-bon-festival/ ( https://kaname-inn.com/ideas/toyama-owara-kaze-no-bon-festival/ )\nIn Japanese\nhttp://www.yatsuo.net/kazenobon/index.html ( http://www.yatsuo.net/kazenobon/index.html )\nhttps://www.travel.co.jp/guide/article/27494/ ( https://www.travel.co.jp/guide/article/27494/ )\nPhoto thanks to さかおり @ Wikimedia.org ( https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hant/File:Owara_Kaze_no_Bon._Kagami-Mchi_branch._Sep_3,_2016.D.jpg ).\n\nDeep Cuts of Japonica from Rakuten Japan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nキシモト靴店：「婦人おわら草履×編み笠セット」おわら風の盆価格：3463円（税込、送料別) (2020/8/31時点)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n【楽ギフ_包装】30万食突破ッ！の素麺　おわら風の盆 手延そうめん（自家用）価格：3456円（税込、送料別) (2020/8/31時点)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nrakuten_design="slide";rakuten_affiliateId="194c1902.4e292998.194c1903.70e7fb9d";rakuten_items="ctsmatch";rakuten_genreId="0";rakuten_size="728x200";rakuten_target="_blank";rakuten_theme="gray";rakuten_border="on";rakuten_auto_mode="off";rakuten_genre_title="off";rakuten_recommend="on";rakuten_ts="1584940527191";\nBuy me a coffee, or two, or three ;-DThanks you for your support!Click Here for PayPal.me\nOther Articles You Might Be Interested In\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n
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CATEGORIES:Japanese Cultural Calendar,September in Japan
LOCATION:OWARA KAZE NO BON AKA “OWARA BON DANCE OF THE WIND” おわら風の盆　おわらかぜのぼん　（富山　とよま）
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