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七月エイサー (Shichigwachi Eisa)
It’s “Shichigwachi Eisa” (7th month Eisa) time in Okinawa right now. Eisa (dances for the ancestors) is the spirited (so to speak) festival song/music/dance in Okinawa that corresponds with Obon practices on mainland Japan. It usually takes place from the night of July 15th, so it’s later next week, but it’s been touristified and commodified [...]