Yagibushi

Yagibushi Dancers at Isemachi Matsuri

The Yagibushi (meaning song of yagi [1]) (八木節) is a popular folk song and dance performed at matsuri (and occasionally Undokai sports days) 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.

References

  1. ↑ garland encyclopedia of world music volume 7 East Asia: China Japan and Korea

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