Asagami Oujiguu

Japanese: 浅上王子宮 - あさがみおうじぐう
Asagami Oujiguu

...Okinawa's pole dances include the martial arts-like "Kumibo" and "Bofuri" pole dances, and dance-like dances called "Haenoshima" and the like, and are also called August dances. The pole dance in Yamakita, Kagami-cho, Kami-gun, Kochi Prefecture, is held on November 18th at the annual festival of Asagami Ouji-gu. Twenty unmarried young men are divided into two groups and dance by hitting each other with six-foot poles in turn....

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Shallow Upper Wing" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…沖縄の棒踊には武技的な〈組棒〉〈棒振り〉と,〈南島(はえ)の島〉などと呼ばれる舞踊的なものがあり,八月踊とも呼ばれている。高知県香美郡香我美町山北の棒踊は,11月18日の浅上王子宮(あさがみおうじぐう)の例祭で行われる。未婚の青年20人が2組に分かれ,六尺棒を交互に打ちつけ合って踊る。…

※「浅上王子宮」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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