Passion for bon dance fills life of local photographer

By Lee Cataluna

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 29, 2012

~~<p>Luke Takayama is not quite what he'd call a "hard-core bon dancer" but he is definitely in the league of bon dance groupies.</p>
<p>During obon season, he goes to as many dances as he can manage, parking on narrow side streets and lugging in his camera gear. Off-season, he takes Japanese dance class, taiko and Okinawan drumming. He recently got a tattoo of a bon dance across his back — a circle of dancers around a yagura tower.</p>
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Luke Takayama is not quite what he'd call a "hard-core bon dancer" but he is definitely in the league of bon dance groupies.

During obon season, he goes to as many dances as he can manage, parking on narrow side streets and lugging in his camera gear. Off-season, he takes Japanese dance class, taiko and Okinawan drumming. He recently got a tattoo of a bon dance across his back — a circle of dancers around a yagura tower. Login for more...