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The Nisei Week Festival closes each year with live entertainment and ondo dancing in the streets of Little Tokyo. The community at large are invited to participate. Many organizations and groups join in together dressed in festive attire. Japanese American National Museum volunteer photographers capture JANM staff and volunteers each year as they dance, and also document other participants, like this colorful group of dancing Elvises at the 2018 Nisei Week Ondo. Photo by Daryl Kobayashi.

JANM — Last modified Aug 27 2021 3:21 p.m.


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