"Nippon Domannaka" means "Smack-Dab in the Middle of Japan", making the Nippon Domannaka Festival THE must-see festival of central Japan! It serves as the stage for one of Japan's largest dance festivals with approximately 200 teams and 20,000 people from both Japan and abroad showcasing their own local dances and culture, with a novel style letting any citizen take part.
Each team rhythmically highlights their distinctive regional culture along with music and elaborate costumes as well as performances you just can't take your eyes off of. But rather than just sitting and watching, you'll feel the performers' smiles in your own face, and that exhilaration and joy makes you too a part of this grand festival.
The festival heralds the concept of "Zero Audience = All Participants". Dance team members and spectators alike are invited to dance and enjoy together the So-Odori Dance, or All-Inclusive Dance, which in 2010 was recorded as the Guinness World Records' "World's Largest All-Inclusive Dance". Don't just watch but be a part of the main attraction!