yosakoi soran is one of the biggest international dancing competitions.pired by the hokkaido folk song soran. this folk song was about fishermen traditionally. it has come a long way since then. one of the teams here with their own take on this dance is the russians. interesting, considering the history between the two nations. hats off to them. really good. i had arranged to meet someone who had taken part in this festival many times, since she was a child. finding one dancer among 30,000 others was proving a little trickier than i expected. hi! konnichiwa! you're a veteran of this festival? yeah. you will teach me about all of this? 0k! fantastic. what makes this festival unique injapan? this yosakoi festival in hokkaido has two rules. every team, every dancer has this naruko. and the second line, do you know it? # yaren soran, soran #... so, even though it might sound a bit different, and there is dancing, and everything, there is always the same melody inside. how does it go? # yaren soran, soran #... even though it takes a lot of practice, i am told

the yosakoi soran festival is in hokkaido. it has two rules.n music. so you're saying that, even though it might be a bit different, and there is dancing, and everything, inside each one, there is the same melody. yes, yes, yes. how does it go? # soran, soran. ..# and while it's something that clearly takes a lot of practice, i'm told that in my case, an hour should do it. very happy. 0k. a very public training session for newbies like me will be followed by a chance to take part in the main festival parade around the streets of the city. tell me about the first time that you entered the festival. tell me how it felt for you, and what you did. as the festival comes to a dramatic close, my time in hokkaido finishes in what feels like a world away from where it started. i found a place that in a short time has in a short time adopted so much of japanese culture, but within that has found its own way of expressing itself. who knows what the next 150 years might bring to this unique japanese island. hello there. sunshine was on very short supply to

the yosakoi soran festival is in hokkaido. it has two rules.de each one, there is the same melody. yes, yes, yes. how does it go? # soran, soran...# and while it's something that clearly takes a lot of practice, i'm told that in my case, an hour should do it. very happy. 0k. a very public training session for newbies like me will be followed by a chance to take part in the main festival parade around the streets of the city. tell me about the first time that you entered the festival. tell me how it felt for you, and what you did. as the festival comes to a dramatic close, my time in hokkaido finishes in what feels like a world away from where it started. i found a place that in a short time has in a short time adopted so much of japanese culture, but within that has found its own way of expressing itself. who knows what the next 150 years might bring to this unique japanese island. well, check that out. i mean, that is an act. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and rachel burden. 0ur headlines today: the massive relief operat