Kaze no bon
kazenobon 風の盆 japanese festival held every year september yatsuo toyama japan kazenobon literally translates bon dance wind festival history year recently became popular tourist attraction otherwise sparsely populated mountain area original festival held order appease typhoon allow bountiful harvest rice festival uniquely held night creating atmosphere sometimes described creepy onlooker street decorated paper lantern long row young men woman face covered lowbrimmed straw hat dance simultaneously melancholic music particular style music also unique region using somewhatunknown kokyū 胡弓 wellaged female voice traditional shamisen often accompanies kokyū hat worn matching kimono cover dancer face hide wrath god hope appease one feature dancer unmarried originated traditional idea performer involved festival may anger god dancing perform dance form virginal selfsacrifice however considered superstitious reason modern explanation dancer performing meet young unmarried people also existing aside dance game trinket traditional food service also offered tiny shop lining street special japanese paper popular souvenir visitor festival owara kazenobon festival