Yagibushi

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The Yagibushi (八木節) is a popular folk song and dance performed at Undoukai matsuri (sports festival) in Gunma and Tochigi, Japan. It consists of dancers with broad hats called kasa going in a counter clockwise circle around a mikoshi. The dance is very energetic and ends with everyone throwing their hats in the air.

The song was first sung by Seizo, who was from Yagi in Tochigi.

[edit] External links

- Yagibushi on the REVECESS Wiki - Yagibushi (Japanese) Japanese Yagibushi homepage