Bon Odori (dance performed during Obon) Tweet Share on Tumblr Category Event, Festival, Tradition Date 10/17/2012 Name Address Tel Access URL Directions “Bon Odori” is a dance performed during Obon. It was originally a dance to welcome the spirits of the dead. Usually, the bon dance involves people dancing around a yagura, a high wooden scaffold. RELATED POSTS Kokeshi – Nariko hot spring (Miyagi) Sugitama Ema