47th Bon Odori Festival
2023/7/28
On 22 July, the 47th Bon Odori Festival was held at the Kompleks Sukan Negara co-hosted by the Japan Club of Kuala Lumpur, the Japanese School of Kuala Lumpur, the Embassy of Japan, and in co-operation with various organizations, including Tourism Selangor, and volunteers.
In a Japanese summer festival atmosphere, some 40,000 visitors enjoyed dancing to the bon odori tunes along with taiko drum beats, as well as Japanese food, sweets and beverages sold at a number of stalls.
During the event, visitors also enjoyed Japanese drum performance by WADAIKO SYO and Tarian Soblang Sari from Selangor by a troupe of Malaysian dancers. It was yet another beautiful occasion of cultural exchange between Japan and Malaysia.


In a Japanese summer festival atmosphere, some 40,000 visitors enjoyed dancing to the bon odori tunes along with taiko drum beats, as well as Japanese food, sweets and beverages sold at a number of stalls.
During the event, visitors also enjoyed Japanese drum performance by WADAIKO SYO and Tarian Soblang Sari from Selangor by a troupe of Malaysian dancers. It was yet another beautiful occasion of cultural exchange between Japan and Malaysia.




