Awa Odori dance festival in western Japan in full swing
Full-scale outdoor performances started at several venues on Tuesday.
As the climax of the day, "so-odori" dancing was staged at one of the sites, involving 1,700 dancers from 15 groups showing off their superlative skills.
Women executed elegant dance moves in sync with one another, while men danced energetically.
Some spectators took videos, and others clapped their hands in time to the music.
A boy who came from Tokyo with his family said he enjoyed the show because the dancers were impressive and they performed with smiles. He said the festival was even better than he had hoped, and he wants to see it again.
The Awa Odori festival will continue through Friday. The so-odori starts at around 9:40 p.m. each day.
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