Ohara Festivalおはらまつり
The Ohara Festival is a long-running celebration that is the biggest in Southern Kyushu, with a history of more than 70 years. The main highlight of the festival is a dance performance to the popular Kagoshima folk song "Ohara Melody." Additionally, the festival offers other programs such as Japanese taiko drumming performed by women from Kagoshima, parades, processions with marching bands and traditional performing arts. The most spectacular event of the festival is the "So-odori" dance, which involves over 20,000 dancers wearing costumes of different team colors.
Venue
- At the intersection of the Kinsei and Miami streets
Address
1 Daikokuchō, Kagoshima, 892-0825
Getting There
- 1 minutes walk from Iduro (いづろ)
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