Kubota Youth Association

Not seen much in Okinawa City's Eisa, “Sanaja” (comical dancers) are a must see when this group is performing. The unusual maneuver of kicking up the taiko drum during the “Shichi Gwachi Ashibi” song is also of note. Worth catching: rare performances of the ancient melodies “Takiotoshi” and “Esabushi” as well as the group's own compositions “Shurei no Shima” and “Kubota Niseta.