On August 1-3 the capital city of Iwate prefecture, Morioka, held its annual summer festival. "Sansa-Odori" as it is called apparently boasts over 20,000 participants who form a procession through the main street as they dance to music made by wooden flutes and taiko drums.
I only saw the second night of the parade but it was pretty impressive. This was the first festival I saw in Japan and their were people everywhere! All ages participated and each group in the parade had their own costumes. Apparently this area of Japan (Tohoku) is where taiko drums originated.
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