◼️ Let’s Enjoy the Summer Festival! (Bonodori)

◼️ Let’s Enjoy the Summer Festival! 🎐

📍 Venue: Kitamido (Honganji Tsumura Betsuin) 4-1-3 Honmachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka

📍 Meeting Point: Osaka Metro Honmachi Station Exit ② We will meet just outside the exit.

⏰ Meeting Time: 18:00 💰 Participation Fee: ¥500

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⚫️ Bon Odori 💃

Bon Odori is a traditional Japanese dance enjoyed at summer festivals.

Everyone forms a circle and dances to music and the sound of Japanese drums.

You don’t have to be a good dancer! The most important thing is to have fun. 😊

You can dance if you want, or simply watch and enjoy the atmosphere. 🙆

Casual clothes are perfectly fine! 👌

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⚫️ Food Stalls 🍢

Enjoy popular Japanese festival foods such as:

• Takoyaki • Yakisoba • Shaved ice • Fried chicken • Japanese-style sausages • And other classic festival foods

There will also be:

🍺 Draft beer 🍹 Other alcoholic drinks 🥤 Soft drinks

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⚫️ En-nichi: Traditional Festival Games 🎯

En-nichi is an area at a Japanese festival where you can enjoy fun games and activities.

You can try:

🎯 Target shooting 🔴 Smart Ball games 🟡 Super Ball scooping 🏓 Ping-pong ball games …and more!

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★ Schedule

18:00 Meet up & short self-introductions

18:20 Osaka City Chuo Ward Min-Onndo

19:00 Bon Odori (Kawachiya Kikusuimaru and his group)

20:00 Event ends

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🌏 Meet New People & Make Friends!

・Make new friends ・English beginners are welcome! ・Anyone interested in other cultures is welcome! ・You can speak only Japanese — that’s totally OK! ・A relaxed place where Japanese and international people can connect ・First-time participants are welcome! ・Coming alone is totally OK!

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After the self-introductions, we will find a place where everyone can gather.

From there, we can freely enjoy the festival together! 🎐

You can:

💃 Enjoy the Bon Odori 🍢 Try the festival food stalls 🎯 Play traditional festival games 💬 Chat and make new friends 🎉 Walk around and enjoy the festival atmosphere

Feel free to move around and enjoy the festival in your own way!

We’re looking forward to seeing you there! 😊💕

◼️ Let’s Enjoy the Summer Festival ！ (夏祭りをたのしもう！)

会場：北御堂(本願寺津村別院) 大阪市中央区本町4-1-3 集合場所：地下鉄　本町駅　A階段②番出口 出たところ 集合時間：18:00 参加費: 500円

⚫️盆踊り 盆踊り（ぼんおどり）は、日本の夏のお祭りで踊るダンスです。みんなで輪になって、音楽や太鼓に合わせて踊ります。上手でなくても大丈夫です。楽しむことが大切です。盆踊りを踊っても踊らなくても大丈夫🙆普段着でオッケー👌

⚫️屋台(やたい) たこ焼き　焼きそば　かき氷　唐揚げ フランクフルトなど定番の屋台グルメ 生ビール　アルコール類　ソフトドリンク

⚫️縁日(えんにち) スマートボール　　的当て　　スーパーボールすくい　　ピンポン玉入れなど

★タイムスケジュール 18：00 集合　簡単な自己紹介

18：20 大阪市中央区民音頭

19：00 盆踊り(河内家菊水丸一門)

20：00 解散

・友達作り ・英語初心者歓迎 ・海外文化に興味ある方歓迎 ・日本語だけでもOK ・日本人も外国人も気軽に交流できる場所 ・初参加、一人参加歓迎

当日は自己紹介後、みんなで集う場所を探して決めます。 その場所から　盆踊りを楽しむ、縁日　屋台を楽しむ　お話を楽しむ　いろいろと自由に行ったり来たして楽しみましょう♪

みなさんのご参加心からお待ちしてます♪