Fukushima Futaba Town Traditional Bon Odori 21:02 on August 10 at Iwaki City
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Bon festival dances are held on the 10th night at the disaster public housing in Iwaki City, where people from Futaba Town, Fukushima Prefecture, who are forced to evacuate due to the nuclear accident, are gathered from inside and outside the prefecture as traditional lions. I enjoyed dancing.
This Bon Odori is held every year by a group of residents in the town in order to maintain the exchanges of the tradition of Futaba Town, where evacuation instructions continue throughout the area.
Many people gathered from evacuation destinations in and outside the prefecture for the Bon Odori dance held at the plaza of disaster public housing in Nakoso, Iwaki City.
Futaba Town's Bon Odori is in charge of the lions that change over several districts along with the traditional song, and is characterized by the fact that it continues without stopping playing the drums and whistle.
A lot of people from young children to the elderly enjoyed traditional dances around the tower where a group of lions got on.
Women who participated in their 80s said, “If you listen to lions, you will naturally dance. If you do not dance this, summer will not end.” Women who participated with children said, “I want to convey traditional dance. I am so happy to be able to participate with my children. "
In addition, a man in his 30s who was born in Futaba Town and lives in Sendai said, “I participated for the first time after the nuclear accident, but I was very happy to have met many acquaintances and returned to Futaba Town.”