On the night of Obon in August, a Bon Odori (Bon Dance) called Bamba Odori is held in front of a house where a first Obon is being observed. If there is no household marking a first Obon, the dance is performed in an open space. This dance is said to have been introduced from the Takachiho area in Hyuga during the Kansei era (1789-1801). There is a record of a dedication to the local deity in 1819. The dancers are dressed in yukata (summer kimono). Men wear hachimaki (headbands) and women wrap their head in cloths and they dance in a circle to flutes, large and small drums, and a singer called tayu-kudoki. The dances include the Sensu Odori (Fan Dance), Tachi-giri (Sword Cutting), Ayatsutsu, Saemon, Futatsu-Byoshi (Two Beats), Yaoya (Bow Pulling), Sankatsu, Danshichi, and more. Items used in the dance include: two fans, aya-bo staves, aya-bo staves and fans, naginata, and swords.