Yatsuo Area, Toyama Ken
Held every year from September 1 to 3 in Yatsuo, Toyama, Japan. Kaze-no-Bon literally translates to "Bon Dance of the Wind." This festival has a history of about 300 years. The original festival was held in order to appease typhoons and allow for a bountiful harvest of rice. Rows of young men and women, their faces covered by straw hats, dance simultaneously to melancholic music, using the instrument "kokyū " (胡弓). A voice and a traditional shamisen often accompany the kokyū. Each group represents a different district of the town with their own color of yukata attire.
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