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...The Taiko Dance of Kajiki-cho, Aira-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture was established in the early 17th century. Many Taiko drummers with arrow flags on their backs and shime-taiko drums on their chests dance rhythmically in various formations along with four Kane-beam players lined up in a row. Those who wear a himorogi (a sacred tree) on their backs or a hat or helmet and dance while beating a Taiko drum or Katsuko drum attached to their chest or stomach are called Gakuuchi, Usu-taiko dance, Katsuko dance, or Kanko dance, and are found in various places. In the Tanabata Taiko Dance of Ichiki-cho, Hioki-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture, a Taiko drummer wearing an elegant hat holds a small drum in his left hand and dances while beating it with a stick in his right hand. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Rakuuchi" are listed below.

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…鹿児島県姶良（あいら）郡加治木町の太鼓踊は，17世紀初めに成立したもので，背に矢旗を負い締（しめ）太鼓を胸につけた大勢の太鼓打ちが，横1列に並ぶ4人の鉦（かね）打ちとともに，さまざまに陣形を変えてリズミカルに踊る。背に神籬（ひもろぎ）をつけたり，笠や冑をいただいたりした者が，胸や腹につけた太鼓や羯鼓（かつこ）を打ちつつ踊るものは，楽（がく）打ち，臼太鼓踊，羯鼓踊，カンコ踊ともいい，各地に分布している。鹿児島県日置（ひおき）郡市来（いちき）町の七夕踊の太鼓踊は，風流の笠をつけた太鼓打ちが，小さめの太鼓を左手に持ち，右手のばちで打ちつつ踊る。…

※「楽打ち」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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