Honganji Temple's Obon Dance Festival (1)π
The Edo Taiko Drum Performance π₯ was absolutely breathtaking and spectacular. " ππΈ The loud strings clattered like a sudden rainstorm, the soft strings whispered like a private conversation. The mix of clattering and whispering was like large and small pearls falling onto a jade plate." ππΈ When the performance ended, the drummers were out of breath and moved to tears; the audience gave a thunderous applause that lasted for a long time [clapping hands]. On Friday night, friends and family gathered to enjoy drinks and have a good time. ππΈ Office workers, after finishing work, danced and sang with backpacks on their backs, or sat on the ground to drink and relax. A man in his seventies danced solemnly and attentively, as if searching for his lost childhood in this annual dance. ππΈ A father danced with his baby in a sling, enjoying the moment as a family of three... #Tokyo π
