Devil's Sword Dance

The Devil's Sword Dance (鬼剣舞, onikenbai) 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 demons (鬼, oni). [1]

Devil's Sword Dance of Kitakami, Iwate, performed on the street in Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival
Children also form their own groups to perform Devil's Sword Dance in Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival

See also

References
  1. About Oni Kenbai (in the official page of Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture) Archived 2010-09-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
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