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2018 Naruto Awa Odori Festival

Awa Odori Festival 阿波舞祭

Awa Odori Festival is one of the top summer festivals in Japan. There were dance performances in various venues and cities in Tokushima, Japan, attracting over 1 million visitors every year. Tokushima has an estimated population of around 260,000 so you can imagine how crowded it gets during the festival. There are various event venues in Tokushima prefecture. The Naruto Awa Odori festival was held from August 9 to 11, 2018. So if you are visiting Shikoku around this time, make sure that you combine this event with the world famous Naruto whirlpool itinerary. It is a night time event that starts at 7pm and finishes at 10pm. There were 3 paid venues in Naruto city with free seating arrangement. The ticket price for the Boat Race parade venue was ¥1,000 per person (highschool and above). Street performance is free to watch. If you are visiting later, you may join the Tokushima Awa Odori Festival from August 12 to 15, 2018. There are even more venues and lasts till August 15.

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In China

Tibetan Ceremony: Sunning of the Buddha

Sunning of the buddha 曬佛

Festivals are only interesting for tourists when there are some unique ceremonies and are available for viewing. “Sunning of the Buddha” is certainly one of the most popular Tibetan festivals, unveiling of a gigantic Thangka measuring up to over 100 feet in length for public viewing. Losar or Tibetan New Year or Manlam Festival is one of the events where you may see a “basking of the Buddha” ceremony. The event is held during Tibetan New Year which is near Chinese New Year in February. Tibetan monasteries will hold days long celebration by running different programs, including chanting, praying, offering the yak milk or holy water, and unfold a huge Buddha Thangka. Each of the major Tibetan event attracts pilgrims and tourists travelling from all over the world to attend. “Sunning of the Buddha” is very popular throughout Tibetan and other Himalaya regions, including the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, Qinghai, Tibet and Bhutan. Many events are held during the Tibetan New Year in February. If you want to see it in Tibet, the best time of the year is…

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In Bhutan

Jakar Tshechu Festival

Jakar Tshechu Festival

Tshechu means “Day Ten” is an annual religious festival held on the 10th of the month in every district of Bhutan. It is an annual event and each district holds the event at different time of the year. Spring and autumn are the best seasons visiting Bhutan when the sky is clear and weather is nice and there are some major festivals around the country that you may attend.

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