Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) Odori Performance

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Japanese American Museum of Oregon
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ddr-one-1-407 (ONLC 3225)

Frank C. Hirahara Collection

Black and white photographic negative of two unidentified dancers with fans performing an Odori folk dance on stage for Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) inside the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple). Two woman sit on stage in western style clothes, one playing a shamisen.

1948-1954

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Japanese American Museum of Oregon; Portland, Oregon

Courtesy of Frank C. Hirahara Collection, Japanese American Museum of Oregon

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