The 12 Nakano Ekimae Bon Festival Dance Festival

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Nakano Ekimae Obon Odori Festival Executive Committee

subsidy category

Grant for Creating Attractive Art and Culture

Grant Type

single year

FY 2024 1st Grant for Creating Attractive Arts and Culture

The 12 Nakano Ekimae Bon Odori Festival (2024) Photo by Isao SAITO

The 12 Nakano Ekimae Bon Odori Festival (2024) Photo by Isao SAITO

The 12 Nakano Ekimae Bon Odori Festival (2024) Photo by Isao SAITO

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Business Overview

[Purpose] 1. Establish Nakano brand _ To popularize and promote "Nakano Ondo" and establish its existence as a song of hometown. 2. Development of traditional culture: Fusing tradition and innovation through live music and DJ Bon Odori. 3. Revitalization of the community: To further revitalize the city of Nakano by inviting participation from local restaurants. 4. Formation of the local community: The residents of Nakano ward hold major events to encourage building relationships with neighboring residents and strengthen the community. With the aim of creating a festival that is loved by the community, during the daytime, groups of children and local people will participate and perform dances and other performances. Also on the guest stage are Nakayama Kinni-kun, DJ Yatsui Ichiro, The Lethal Weapons, Bakuge Sentai Bunbunger, Yamanaka Ippei & Mizuhime, Muscular Gentlemen Group ALLOUT, etc. On the stage from the evening onward, there will be a live performance of the Nakano Minyo Renmei and DJ KOO and DJ CELLY.

implementation period

Saturday, August 3, 2024 – 4 (Sun)

Place of implementation

Nakano Central Park Avenue (Nakano-ku, Tokyo)

Profile

[Nakano Ekimae Big Bon Odori Festival Executive Committee]
This association will be established on April 26, 2013 for the purpose of planning and holding the Nakano Ekimae Big Bon Odori Festival in order to popularize the Summer Bon Odori Festival with live music, popularize Nakano Ondo, activate restaurants and other local restaurants, and form a local community.

[Executive Committee Chairperson Yoshinari Hocho (Tetsunari Takita) Profile]
Professor, Japan Minyo Kyokai (Japan Folk Song Association), official ambassador of Minyo Kyokai (Japan Folk Song Association), vice president of Nakano Ward Minyo League, director of Nakano-Tohoku Kizuna Festival, instructor of Japanese folk dance and New Dance Church, master of the Hocho school of Japanese folk dance, advisor of the Japan Bon Dance Association, graduate of Nihon University College of Arts.

[Events and Media Achievements]
[Tokyo Olympics 2020 Closing Ceremony [Tokyo Ondo] Appearance, choreography, direction]
[Hometown Festival 2020] [Matsuko's Unknown World]
[ENGEI Grand Slam] [Tamori Club]
[2021 Minyo Minmai National Competition Minmai Yellow Flag Championship]

[Choreography Achievements]
[EZBONDANCE] [Cruel Angel's Thesis] MATSURI SPIRIT]
Au He is active in various fields such as choreography and guidance for [Santaro Ondo].