{"id":886630,"date":"2026-02-05T15:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/886630\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:00:34","slug":"hokkai-bon-odori-dance-in-mikasa-city-hokkaido-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/886630\/","title":{"rendered":"Hokkai Bon Odori dance in Mikasa City, Hokkaido, Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"Hokkai Bon Odori dance in Mikasa City, Hokkaido, Japan\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DSCf0XVukWk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nHokkai Bon Odori dance in Mikasa City, Hokkaido, Japan<\/p>\n<p>To recreate the Bon Odori dance as it was performed during the peak of the coal mining era, we have revived a massive, 3-tier, 8-meter-high Yagura scaffold in Mikasa City&#8217;s Central Park. We are committed to passing down the long-standing tradition of the &#8220;Mikasa Hokkai Bon Odori&#8221; to future generations.<br \/>\nThe dancers forming multiple, concentric rings to the sound of &#8220;live singing&#8221; and &#8220;live music&#8221;\u2014our biggest features\u2014is a true symbol of Mikasa\u2019s summer. Seeing people of all ages dancing together as one brings to life a sense of community, tradition, and strong local bonds.<br \/>\nThe dance itself features simple movements, making it easy for beginners to join in. We invite you to wear a yukata and enjoy a moment at the end of summer, from August 13th to the 15th.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/matcha-jp.com\/en\/25805<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hokkai Bon Odori dance in Mikasa City, Hokkaido, Japan To recreate the Bon Odori dance as it was performed dur<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":886631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[144576],"tags":[149782,463912,699,32,463913,463910,36942,463911,49988,443,677,1081],"class_list":{"0":"post-886630","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hokkaido","8":"tag-bondance","9":"tag-community-event-support","10":"tag-hokkaido","11":"tag-japan","12":"tag-japanese-cultural-dance","13":"tag-local-festival-celebration","14":"tag-mikasa","15":"tag-traditional-dance-music","16":"tag-49988","17":"tag-443","18":"tag-677","19":"tag-1081"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/886630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=886630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/886630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/886631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=886630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=886630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=886630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}