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🥷✨Check out the unique Obon Dance of Tsuwano, Shimane✨🥷 Tsuwano Obon Festival is held on August 15th every year. The Obon Festival is an annual Japanese holiday in August. During this time, the spirits of the ancestors are believed to return to this world and visit their relatives. And during this time Tsuwano has its annual Obon festival and unique Obon dance. Participants dance in a white costume with a black hood, a round fan tucked into a white headband, and small bells attached to the wri