It is said that the drum dance in the Shimotani, Taguchi and Kajiwara areas started when the Heike clan, who were defeated in the battle of Dannoura, danced to comfort their hearts and to remember the glorious days of their prosperity. As time went by, people came to dance to pay respect for ancestors, to pray for rain and good harvests. 《programs》 Higashi no Yama, Wakagimi-sama, Kiyokizome, Yamaga Toro (Yamaga Lanterns), Naruko-bune, Shisetsu, Yoshino, Mutsuno, Hatsushoryo, Michigake. It is said that this dance was originally performed on the Bon Festival and the first day of the eighth month on the lunar calendar. In the case of Obon, practice began on July 7, but that the song "Hatsu-Shoryo," danced in the house of the first Bon, should not be practiced. Also, the lyrics of this song are different when a parent dies and when a child dies.