The festival’s main event is a dance parade, in which different groups are competing. Dance participants paint their faces to look like ogres, and each team sports their own unique handmade costumes.

Dancers at the Okayama Uraja Festival in Okayama City, Japan. The festival is held every year on the first weekend in August. © 2010 Norbert Woehnl Photography.

Shot with Nikon D200 and Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. Edited in Lightroom 5.7.

写真の撮影場所：岡山県・岡山市・岡山うらじゃ

For more images of this event, please see the collection in the post below.

Okayama Uraja Festival

Okayama Uraja Festival

Every year in early August, the Uraja festival is held in Okayama, Japan. Its main event is a dance parade, in which different groups are competing.

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Okayama Uraja Festival