Introduction of The Festival
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This is a group dance in which everyone joins as one of the Bon events. Bon is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one’s ancestors. It is said to have started in the beginning of the Edo period (1603 _ 1867 A.D.), when they celebrated the completion of Ueno Yosui (irrigation reservoir in Ueno village) .
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Dance |
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Location(s) |
Ueno, Minamiechizen Cho, Fukui Prefecture Eisenji |
Date(s) of Matsuri |
15.Aug |
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Conservation Group |
Ueno Bon Odori Hozonkai |
Note |
Intangible folk cultural assets designated by the prefecture |