Yagibushi
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 "yagi" used in this folk song name, translating to "eight trees," is different from the "yagi" (山羊) means goat.
Yagibushi Dancers at Isemachi Matsuri
The song was first sung by Seizo, who was from Yagi in Tochigi.
References
- garland encyclopedia of world music volume 7 East Asia: China Japan and Korea
External links
- Yagibushi on the REVECESS Wiki
- Yagibushi (Japanese) Japanese Yagibushi homepage
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