Antlered Deer Dance (Gyozan School), Hiraizumi 行山流角懸鹿躍（中尊寺にて）

Taiko drum dance by eight men dressed as fierce-looking deer-lion with tall antlers and a mane. They performed in front of Chusonji temple in Hiraizumi (World Heritage Site), Iwate Prefecture on May 2, 2012. The dance is called Gyozan-ryu Tsunogake Shishi Odori or Gyozan School Antlered Deer Dance. They sing in Buddhist tones. They perform here annually on May 2. Photos: photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.p...

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Like nothing else I've seen in Japan. So unique. Thanks.