Ohara Festival (おはら祭 2024). Biggest Festival in Kagoshima, Japan. Night Parade.
The Ohara Festival, with more than a 70 year history, is the largest festival in Southern Kyushu. The highlight of the festival is a dance to the popular Kagoshima folk song “Ohara Melody.
Japanese taiko drumming by Kagoshima’s attractive and gallant women, parades, marching band processions and traditional performing arts. The spectacular “So-odori” features more than 20,000 dancers in costumes of different team colors. This is the night parade on November 2nd. The second day of the festivities starts on November 3rd and ends at noon.
Kagoshima is still a best kept secret because it’s not close to the big tourist area. And that’s the beauty of it! Come explore the many wonderful places in Kyushu!
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