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YOSAKOI

Japan Times
CULTURE
Nov 26, 2020
Yosakoi gets a second chance during Kochi hero¡¯s birthday celebrations
There is no place that loves Sakamoto Ryoma like Kochi.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Aug 27, 2019
Harajuku Omotesando Genki-sai Super Yosakoi 2019
In August, the streets of Japan are filled with the sounds of music and dance. In Tokyo, one of the monster events is the Harajuku Omotesando Genki-sai Super Yosakoi, for which more than 100 teams gather to perform on streets and stages in the famous shopping district.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 26, 2014
[VIDEO] Street dancing at Super Yosakoi 2014
This year, the Super Yosakoi event attracted 98 dance teams from all across Japan. Over the weekend of Aug .23-24, approximately 6,000 team members of all ages strutted their stuff on stages and boulevards in Tokyo¡¯s Harajuku and Omotesando area. Here are highlights from the festival¡¯s climax: a continuous four-hour parade of dance, song and smiles.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 26, 2014
[SLIDESHOW] Street dancing at Super Yosakoi 2014
This year, the Super Yosakoi event attracted 98 dance teams from all across Japan. Over the weekend of Aug .23-24, approximately 6,000 team members of all ages strutted their stuff on stages and boulevards in Tokyo¡¯s Harajuku and Omotesando area. Here are highlights from the festival¡¯s climax: a continuous four-hour parade of dance, song and smiles.
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Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
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Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
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