Ohara Matsuri Festival, Kagoshima, Kagoshima Pref.
The main event of this festival is So-odori, a grand
dancing parade in which people in Kimono dance to the
tune of Ohara-bushi and Hanya-bushi local folk music.
On the 2nd, Ohara Ogojo Daiko or Japanese drum
beating by girls is demonstrated around 6:35 pm, and
then So-odori dancing groups start from Takamibaba
Kosaten intersections, and parade through the city's
main streets toward Sakurajima-sanbashi Pier until 9
pm. On the 3rd, Ohara Ogojo Daiko performance starts
at 10:20 am, and then So-odori dancing groups parade
on the same streets mentioned above until 5 pm