Pop, Edo-era stylings combine in Tokyo summer send-off english.kyodonews.net

City-Cost - 9 hours ago - 11:50 | ArtsThe Hamarikyu Oedo Cultural Arts Festival is sending off the summer in Tokyo in some style over the weekend with a colorful celebration of traditional Edo-era arts and popular culture.
Yuriko Koike, Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Ryohei Miyata on stage at Hamarikyu Oedo Cultural Arts Festival)"In the Edo Era ‘omotenashi’ referred to achieving something which you hadn’t thought possible.
Koike for whom this weekend’s event is part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government initiative, "Tokyo Tokyo Festival" which aims to spread the appeals of the capital’s art and culture in the run up to the Tokyo 2020 Games.
The lead member of Japanese pop band TRF was in familiar territory on the Hamarikyu stage having been active in trying to widen the appeal of Bon Odori dance by fusing it with modern music.
Hamarikyu Oedo Cultural Arts Festival 2019 (浜離宮大江戸文化芸術祭2019) runs over the weekend through Sunday August 25 between the hours of 11:00 - 21:00.