INTRODUCTION / OBJECTIVE OF PERFORMANCE

The Kotobuki Japanese Minbu dance group consists of ladies who are now retired and enjoy dancing as a hobby for audiences who have an interest in the Japanese culture. They have been performing at various events to introduce, to preserve and to treasure Japanese culture in a very professional way while wearing authentic Kimonos and Hakamac in Las Vegas.

Their Performance will include

TAIRYO UTAIKOMI: This folk song is from Miyagi prefecture in Sandai near beautiful Matsushima in northern Japan. This song is about the fishermen.

CHANCHIKI OKECA: This popular song comes from Sado on the Japan seaside in northern Japan. A man left home with his dream of making something out of his life. At the end of the day, as he drinks sake at a stall in the lonesome alley, he tearfully thinks about his girl and old mother he left behind. Dokyo

BUNE: A song about a fisherman's fighting spirit and long endurance at sea.

SHIN AIZU BANDAISAN: This folk dance has the background of stately Mt. Bandai in Fukushima prefecture, north of Tokyo.

KAGOCHIMA OHARABUS~I: This is a folk song representing Kagoshima at the tip of the mainland Japan. It is widely held that the original was a victory song sung among Yatsusa warriors in Miyasaki prefecture dating back to 1609.