Sunday, June 10, 2007

yosakoi soran festival

Yosakoi Soran (よさこい ソーラン) festival is a festival that combines the Yosakoi-Festival of Kochi prefecture of Shikoku Island and Soran Music of Hokkaido Island. Yosakoi is a unique style of dance that is highly energetic, while the music incorporates the traditional Hokkaido fishing folksong, Soran.


The choreographed dances are often performed by large teams wearing very colourful costumes. Yosakoi participants include men and women of almost all ages – sometimes within a single team.