By OSAMU HIURA/ Staff Writer
April 20, 2023 at 07:00 JST
With fewer venues because of the pandemic, the Yosakoi Soran Festival held in June 2022 attracted only 1.4 million visitors. (Kengo Hiyoshi)
SAPPORO—The mask mandate has been lifted for the Yosakoi Soran Festival here, and dancers from Hong Kong and South Korea will join the early summer event for the first time in four years. [Read More]
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