A face on the bellySourced
The bellybutton dance puts an extra face on the body
Furano’s Hokkai Heso Matsuri features dancers with faces painted on their stomachs. Established in 1969, the festival celebrates the city’s position as Hokkaido’s bellybutton, or center. Body movement also moves the painted face.
The dance gives the performer a face in a different place.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-05