The definitive collection of Bon Odori classics, popular songs that will get you excited, and children's songs! "Let's all dance together! Festivals and Bon Odori" will be released on CD and digital on May 29th!

This album contains a rich variety of 20 songs, from standard Bon Odori festival songs such as “Tokyo Ondo” and “Tanko Bushi,” to Shizuko Kasagi’s “Tokyo Boogie-Woogie,” which gets your body moving naturally to the rhythm and makes you feel excited, and “Hana wa Saku,” which evokes beautiful scenes and feelings.

The CD comes with a booklet with easy-to-understand choreography explanations so you can check out the dance.

This will be a practical album that will allow you to enjoy Japan’s traditional summer events, such as festivals and Bon dances, even more than ever before.

■Product title: Let’s all dance together! Festivals and Bon Festival Dance

Release date: May 29, 2024
Product code: COCJ-42271
Price: ¥2,200 (excluding tax ¥2,000)

[Contents]
1. Tokyo Ondo (Tokyo) / Naoyuki Harada
2. Hanagasa Ondo (Yamagata Prefecture) / Harumi Miyako
3. Tanko-bushi (Fukuoka Prefecture) / Akasaka Koume
4. Yagibushi (Gunma Prefecture) / Minoru Onoda
5. Summer Festival / JITTERIN’ JINN
6. Matsuken Samba II / Hidetoshi Nakamura
7. Let’s Ondo Again / Takashi Hosokawa
8. Tokyo Boogie Woogie * / Shizuko Kasagi
9. Both hands in the starry sky / Chiyoko Shimakura, Hiroshi Moriya
10. Flowers / Takao Nagama
11. Soran Bushi (Hokkaido) / Tonozaki Hanei
12. Yosakoi-bushi ~Tosa accent~ (Kochi Prefecture) / Kyoko Saito
13. Gujo-bushi ~Kawasaki~ (Gifu Prefecture) / Sadamichi Yamazaki
14. Hokkai Bon Uta (Hokkaido) / Tsukuda Mitsudo
15. Soma Bon Festival (Fukushima Prefecture) / Hibari Misora
16. Osaka Ondo * / Takashi Nakajima, Chiyoko Shimakura
17. Urawa Dance / Harumi Miyako, Eisaku Okawa
18. Anpanman Ondo (Let’s Go! Anpanman) by Satoko Yamano and Junko Uchida
19. Hyokkori Hyoutan Island / Mayumi Tanaka
20. Flowers Bloom / Naoyuki Harada
*MONO (M8,16)

◎ Easy-to-understand diagram explanation included

[Comment from Naoyuki Harada]
I’m happy that the well-known “Tokyo Ondo” and “Hana wa Saku” which was featured in this year’s Columbia So-dori were included. “Hana wa Saku” has a special meaning to me, and I’ve sung it with great care.
I would love for many people to dance.