This is a bit late, but I went to see the All-Island Eisa Festival parade on Friday, August 30…

This is a belated post, but on Friday, August 30, I went to see the All-Island Eisa Festival “Dojune” in the area around Music Town Otoichiba in Okinawa City. The performance was a magnificent blend of the powerful sounds of the large drums and shime-daiko, along with the hand dances—both the vigorous male dances and the graceful female ones. In a word, it was awesome. Eisa seems to have originated from the Nenbutsu dances performed during Obon, but today it’s also a hallmark of summer in Okinawa.

About Eisa (Japanese)

http://www.zentoeisa.com/ja/theme-7.html

What is Eisa?

http://www.zentoeisa.com/en/theme-10.html

Eisa in Ichiban-gai

Sonoda Youth Association at Music Town Oto-Ichiba

Yamazato Youth Association

The Goya Youth Association in front of Music Town Oto-Ichiba