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“Iwasaki-den Sado Onikenbai Practise” by Narumi Matsuda


On Saturday March 8, I went to practise for Iwasaki-den Sado Onikenbai (demon sword dance).

Photo: Narumi Matsuda

It’s cold in the hall in winter, but everyone works up a sweat under Yoshikazu Fujimoto’s instruction. There were a variety of participants today including the new Kodo junior members, some Kodo staff members, and locals including high school students. One of the great things about learning performing arts is that is brings people together who have very different everyday lives.

Iwasaki-den Sado Onikenbai: This group was formed after Yoshikazu Fujimoto was certified by the leader of Iwasaki Onikenbai, the group who upholds this traditional folk art (demon sword dance) in the Iwasaki area of Kitakami City in Iwate Prefecture.

 

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