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were performed live by Afuso Ryu Kenkyuu Choichi Kai.Dance instructors included Mitzi Shimizu (front row.

YAMAMOTO/Rafu ShimpoMass quantities of chicken teriyaki were produced.Sharyl Yamada-Oda (right) and Nadine Kakimoto co-chaired this year’s Obon Festival.with the number of dancers estimated at well over a thousand.

GBCs Bon Odori is believed to be the largest in the Southland.Hama Kara Mura Kara Miyako Kara.

UC Irvines Jodaiko and GBCs Isami Taiko performed both days.

Above and below: About a thousand people joined the dance circle.diligence and life saving measures – when called for – are necessary to safeguard those left in ones charge.

the boat carried 33 passengers and six crew members.Editors note: The victims included Yuko Hatano.

working side-by-side with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol.This ship captains unpardonable cowardice led to the deaths of 34 lives on Labor Day 2019.