盆 踊(ぼんおど)り

ぼんおどり

noun

Bon festival dance

1. Bon festival dance

A traditional dance performed during the Obon festival in summer to honor the spirits of ancestors.

夏(なつ)になると町(まち)で盆踊(ぼんおど)りがある。

There's a Bon dance in town when summer comes.

浴衣(ゆかた)を着(き)て盆踊(ぼんおど)りに参加(さんか)した。

I wore a yukata and participated in the Bon dance.

盆踊(ぼんおど)りの輪(わ)に加(くわ)わった。

I joined the circle of the Bon dance.

TIMING:
盆踊(ぼんおど)り is performed during お盆(おぼん) (Obon), typically in mid-August (or mid-July in some regions).

STYLE:
Dancers form a circle around a raised platform (櫓(やぐら)) and perform synchronized movements to traditional folk songs. Each region has its own distinctive dance style.

FAMOUS DANCES:

阿波踊(あわおど)り (Tokushima)
郡上踊(ぐじょうおど)り (Gifu)
西馬音内盆踊(にしもないぼんおど)り (Akita)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

盆踊(ぼんおど)りを踊(おど)る: to dance the Bon dance
盆踊(ぼんおど)り大会(たいかい): Bon dance festival
盆踊(ぼんおど)りの曲(きょく): Bon dance music

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Added 2026.1.16 18:32 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17

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