Devils Sword Dance
Devils Sword Dance of Kitakami, Iwate, performed on the street in Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival
Children also form their own groups to perform Devils Sword Dance in Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival
Devils Sword Dance (Japanese: 鬼剣舞, pronounced "Oni Kenbai" or "Oni Kenbu") is a sword dance usually performed by a group of eight dancers, especially popular in Northeastern Japan. It is so called because the dancers wear face masks which look like oni (demons) (Japanese: 鬼, pronounced "Oni"). [1]