From the late Edo period (1603-1868) through the Meiji (1868-1912) and Taisho(1912-1926) periods, rain-making dances became very popular in every part of the district. At that time, there were many relatively wealthy farmers in the Shimo-honjo district. They were very enthusiastic about rain-making dances so the performances flourished. It is said that the enthusiasm for the dance grew so strong that volunteers from the village went to the home of Yasugi-bushi (a Japanese folk song) to learn the dance, and then rearranged it in the style of a roadside dance. In the upheaval during and after WWII, not only did the drums disappear, but there was also no one left to carry on the dance, so it was abandoned. The residents of the district regretted this, and in 1997, with the construction of Kounoura Community Center, they asked a teacher of Japanese Dance to modifying the Yasugi-bushi into the Ondo style and so a new style rain-making dance has been revived.