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Awa Odori Festival Begins in Tokushima Prefecture

In Tokushima City, the Awa Odori festival opens with six hundred dancers moving through the summer heat. Women dance gently with raised hands, while men crouch low with powerful strides, leaving visitors deeply moved. The celebration runs until the 15th, promising more nights of rhythm and wonder.

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徳島県徳島市とくしまけんとくしましで11日じゅういちにち、「阿波あわおどり」が始はじまりました。
「阿波あわおどり」は毎年まいとし100万人まんにん以上いじょうの人ひとが見みに来くる、有名ゆうめいな夏なつのお祭まつりです。
11日じゅういちにちは踊おどりが上手じょうずなグループの人ひとたち、600人にんぐらいがステージで踊おどりました。
女性じょせいの踊おどりと男性だんせいの踊おどりがあります。女性じょせいは手てを高たかくあげて優やさしく踊おどります。男性だんせいは体からだを低ひくくして力強ちからづよく踊おどります。見みに来きた人ひとは「すばらしかったです。とても心こころに残のこりました」と話はなしていました。
「阿波あわおどり」は、今月こんげつ15日にちまで行おこなわれます。

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On the 11th, the 'Awa Odori' festival began in Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture. The 'Awa Odori' is a famous summer festival that attracts more than one million visitors every year. On the 11th, about 600 people from skilled dance groups performed on stage. There are dances for women and dances for men. Women raise their hands high and dance gently, while men lower their bodies and dance powerfully. Visitors commented, 'It was wonderful. It left a deep impression on me.' The 'Awa Odori' will continue until the 15th of this month.

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