Japanese spiritual dance Bon odori #5 : Tsukiji Hongwanji Bon odori 築地本願寺盆踊り Unexpected Tokyo #49

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Japanese spiritual dance Bon odori
#5 How to dance Bon odori

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Tsukiji Hongan-ji (築地本願寺), sometimes archaically romanized Hongwan-ji, is a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist temple located in the Tsukiji district of Tokyo, Japan.

Tsukiji Hongan-ji's predecessor was the temple of Edo-Asakusa Gobo (江戸浅草御坊), built in Asakusa in 1617 at the behest of the 12th monshu, Junnyo Shōnin.

"The temple burned during a city-wide fire in 1657, and the shogunate refused to allow it to be rebuilt in Asakusa due to a prior project there. Instead, the temple was moved to a new parcel of land being reclaimed by the Sumida River—today's Tsukiji. This land was said to have been reclaimed by Jodo Shinshu followers themselves who lived at nearby Tsukudajima. The name Tsukiji comes from the kanji characters meaning "reclaimed land". This new temple, named Tsukiji Gobo (築地御坊), stood until it was leveled by the Great Kantō earthquake of 1923." (Quoted from wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukiji_Hongan-ji)

Tsukiji Hongwanji 築地本願寺
http://www.tsukijihongwanji.jp/eng/?fr=navi

"Bon Odori, meaning simply Bon dance is a style of dancing performed during Obon. Originally a Nenbutsu folk dance to welcome the spirits of the dead, the style of celebration varies in many aspects from region to region. Each region has a local dance, as well as different music. The music can be songs specifically pertinent to the spiritual message of Obon, or local min'yo folk songs. Consequently, the Bon dance will look and sound different from region to region. Hokkaidō is known for a folk-song known as "Soran Bushi." The song "Tokyo Ondo" takes its namesake from the capital of Japan. "Gujo Odori" in Gujō, Gifu prefecture is famous for all night dancing. "Gōshū Ondo" is a folk song from Shiga prefecture. Residents of the Kansai area will recognize the famous "Kawachi ondo." Tokushima in Shikoku is very famous for its "Awa Odori," or "fool's dance," and in the far south, one can hear the "Ohara Bushi" of Kagoshima."(Quoted from wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Festival)
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Starring
Matthew Ireton マッシュー・アイアトン

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Rachael Buell
Chie Kelly Onuma

Title Designer
Aki Yoshino 吉野旦

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Daisuke Idutsu 井筒大輔

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z_megane　岡崎司

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TAKI of TOKYO

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