GUJO, Gifu Prefecture--Gujo city’s iconic, all-night dance festival returned to the streets on Aug. 13 for the first time in four years, drawing thousands of revelers from inside and outside the ...

On July 13, the Gujo Odori dance festival started in the city of Gujo, Gifu Prefecture. The festival is a national important intangible folk cultural property, and considered to be one of Japan's ...

For more than 400 years, it has been held for 30 nights from July to September in Gujo-Hachiman, a village located deep in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture. The main event is the all-night dance ...

From August 13th to 16th, participants can dance all night. The summer tradition was registered as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2022. Gujo Odori festival back in full | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ...