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Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival

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Devils Sword Dance of Kitakami, Iwate, performed on the street in the Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival
Deer dance of Oshu, Iwate
Tiger dance of Kamaishi, Iwate
Fireworks display over the Kitakami River, as the small lanterns float down the river

Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival (Template:Lang-ja) is a summer festival held in Kitakami, Iwate, Japan, where Devils Sword Dance (鬼剣舞), Deer dance (鹿踊), Tiger dance and other traditional dances of Michinoku, Japan's northeast region, are performed. The recent program of this festival includes: Bon dance on the first day, the parade of the traditional dances on the second day, and the Fireworks display over the Kitakami River on the third day. [1]

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