TOKUSHIMA--Summer here is busy with more than 1 million spectators expected to pack the Awa Odori dance festival, which dates back over 400 years. But the festival from Aug. 12-15 this year is not ...

TOKUSHIMA--The Awa Odori Museum here recently underwent a full-scale makeover in preparation for the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo. The result is more experience-based exhibits in multiple languages.

David Cowland-Cooper (front in a red T-shirt) fell in love with Awa Odori, a Japanese traditional folk dance, and started a local dance group in Brisbane. Source: Tensui Australia Mr Cowland ...