Hanagasa Ondo

Hanagasa Ondo (花笠音頭, flower straw-hat song) is a folk song from Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.[1] It accompanies a local community dance called the "Hanagasa Odori (花笠踊り).[2]

The song is in typical swung ondo rhythm, and features a kakegoe found in no other song; "Ha Yassho Makkasho!" The dance is performed with a simple straw hat decorated with synthetic flowers. It is usually performed by women, but men can also join in. The dance movements are different for each gender.

## Excerpt from Hanagasa Ondo

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Japanese:

Oraga zaisho ni
kite miyashanse
kome no CHOI CHOI! (kakegoe)
naruki ga ojigi suru
Ha Yassho! Makkasho! Shan Shan Shan!

English translation:

Oh come here and see
The heads of rice have matured
And bow low with fruit

(kakegoe)

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## In popular culture

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Hanagasa Ondo plays when the lid of the Gyukakuni ekiben is lifted.

## References

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1. ^ Hughes, David Weirick (1986). The Heart's Home Town: Traditional Folk Song in Modern Japan. University of Michigan. p. 309.
2. ^ "What is the Hanagasa Festival?". Yamagata Hanagasa Festival. January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.