{"id":174257,"date":"2026-06-05T15:44:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T06:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/?post_type=travelpost&#038;p=174257"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:49:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T06:49:28","slug":"bundarabushi","status":"publish","type":"travelpost","link":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/travelpost\/174257\/","title":{"rendered":"Kishu Odori \"Bundara Festival\""},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kishu Odori \"Buntarabashi\" is a large-scale Bon dance set around Wakayama Castle held on the first Saturday of August every year. In conjunction with the famous song \"Buntarabashi\", about 5,000 participants perform a team called Ren (Ren) and dance gorgeously, and the whole city is wrapped in hot air as a summer wind poem. There is also a thing called \"jumping-in-a-row\" or \"ring-dance\" that can be joined by jumping in on the day, and it is a dance that you can enjoy watching and participate and enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R7seichou.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174265\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R7seichou.jpeg 690w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R7seichou-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R7seichou-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dancing on the boulevard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1617\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC00225-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175438\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC00225-1.jpg 1617w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC00225-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC00225-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC00225-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC00225-1-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC00225-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1617px) 100vw, 1617px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dancing on the boulevard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R7newba-jyon.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174267\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R7newba-jyon.jpeg 690w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R7newba-jyon-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R7newba-jyon-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dance on the boulevard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R7waodori.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174261\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R7waodori.jpeg 690w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R7waodori-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R7waodori-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ring dance around the stage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5454.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175440\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5454.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5454-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5454-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5454-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5454-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5454-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Playing drums<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R7teppoushu.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174266\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R7teppoushu.jpeg 690w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R7teppoushu-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R7teppoushu-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gun performance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-palette-color-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-palette-color-5-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-palette-color-4-color has-palette-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/travelpost\/30450\/\"><strong>\u25b6-Return to Wakayama City Top<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kishu Odori \"Bundara-bushi\" is a large-scale Bon dance held every year on the first Saturday of August, set around Wakayama Castle. The famous song \"Bu [...]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":174265,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"categories":[77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-174257","travelpost","type-travelpost","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/travelpost\/174257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/travelpost"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/travelpost"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/73"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/travelpost\/174257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}