We heard that there was a Festival going on one night in downtown Shimonoseki. We walked there from our apartment and enjoyed the people and experiencing everything.
The above is a view of the streets blocked off, you can see all of the people walking on the right side of the photo. They cleared the streets for dancing.
The next several photos below are of the dancing and different costumes (kimonos) that the different groups were wearing.
Everyone was doing the same dance.
There was a large/long area where they had different booths set up and people we selling things. Mostly food and drinks. There was hardly any sweet food it was almost all different sorts of meat/meat on a stick.
There was a stage set up and individuals and various groups performed.
The above photo is the Shimonoseki Tower. It can be seen from almost anywhere we go in the city. We use it as a landmark when driving :)
There was a stage set up at one end of the street where everything was blocked off. They had a set of singers, drummers, and people playing other instruments. Below is a photo of the stage. The bottom 2 videos are of the singing/dancing.
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