For more than 700 years, the residents of Nishimonai in Akita Prefecture have welcomed their ancestral spirits home for the annual Obon festival through a Bon Odori. These dances are held across Japan, but the Nishimonai dancers don hoods and straw hats to become anonymous. They make patchwork costumes by sewing together pieces of old family kimonos to feel as if they are dancing with the spirits of the departed. Explore the spirituality of Nishimonai's unique Bon Odori.