TOKYO: Higashimurayama Kumegawa Awa Odori Festival 2025 – Japan

TOKYO: Higashimurayama Kumegawa Awa Odori Festival 2025 – Japan

The Higashimurayama Kumegawa Awa Odori Festival is a local event held around Kumegawa Station in Higashimurayama City, Tokyo.
It features the traditional Awa Odori dance that originated in Tokushima, with several dance groups, known as ren, parading through the streets to the lively sounds of drums and flutes.
Organized mainly by local shopping streets and community groups, the event has long been cherished as an occasion for community connection, where spectators can enjoy the powerful and vibrant performances up close.

Lineup of Awaodori Troupes
00:00 Yasaka-Mutsu (Higashi-Murayama, Tokyo) – traditional portable shrine
01:48 Hanabishi-ren (Koenji, Tokyo)
06:52 Tokyo Ebisu-ren (Shibuya, Tokyo)
09:37 Midori-ren (Koenji, Tokyo)
13:20 Takiyama Chuo Maimai-ren (Higashi-Kurume, Tokyo)
15:50 Tanashi-ren (Nishi-Tokyo, Tokyo)
17:44 Kita-Urawa Aho-ren & Tensui-ren Kanto Branch (Saitama)
21:13 Kocho-ren (Koenji, Tokyo)
25:21 Enshi (Koenji, Tokyo)
28:36 Kumegawa-ren (Higashi-Murayama, Tokyo)
32:41 Kasei-ren (Nakano, Tokyo)
37:12 Meguro Ginza-ren (Meguro, Tokyo)
41:07 Kasumi-ren (Koenji, Tokyo)
44:18 Kurenai-ren (Koganei, Tokyo)
49:11 Edo no Awa “Hotaru” (Koganei, Tokyo)
51:59 Awaodori Hibuki (Niiza, Saitama)
55:25 Waraku-ren (Koenji, Tokyo)
1:00:49 Hanabishi-ren (Koenji, Tokyo) Second Appearance
1:06:10 Grand Finale Dance

October 18, 2025