Last weekend, I did get to exerience the Yosakoi Festival in downtown Sasebo. It's a cool festival! In a courtyard off of the Ginza (the mile long covered shopping street) they set up a stage and mark off a big circle for the dancers. Then groups from all over Nagasaki-Prefecture come to compete in the dance competition! The groups range from large groups of little kids all the way to a 3 man group of senior citizens....
Yosakoi (よさこい)is actually a style of dance that originated in Japan. The style of dance is highly energetic, combining traditional Japanese dance movements with modern music. I even heard bits of the YMCA in one dance routine. The rest seemed to be mostly traditional Japanese music with hints of dance/electronic type music. Costumes are also a big part of it, and even the men wear lots of make-up. It was so much fun to sit and watch. I even got a front row seat! Here are a few pictures from the festival:
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