Azama Honryuu Seifuu Ichisen Kai U.S.A.

安座間本流清風一扇会U.S.A.

Master Kinuko Mototake

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Master Kinuko Mototake and members of Azama Honryuu Seifuu Ichisen Kai U.S.A. (安座間本流清風一扇会U.S.A.) perform in the United States of America, and Uchinaa (Okinawa). Dances range from traditional dances to lively folk dances. Past performances include the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, the Uchinaanchu Taikai (2016 and 2022) and Shuri Castle, all across the San Francisco Bay Area, and out of state in Washington DC and Hawai'i. If you would like to request a performance please visit the contact page.

Please see the section below for upcoming performances and photos from previous performances.

Okinawan woman in updo, smiling and looking at camera
Master Kinuko Mototake
Woman in elaborate makeup and hair, wearing pink kimono with flower designs
Master Kinuko Mototake dancing onstage at the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
Four women wearing bright, colorful bingata kimono and hanagasa hats
Preparing for Yotsutake
A dancer wearing martial arts clothing and holding a naginata in an aggressive, prepared stance
Master Kinuko Mototake preparing for Bu no Mai
Okinawan dance and drum performers on field at the San Francisco Giants baseball stadium
Dancers and Eisa Shima Daiko performers on field at the San Francisco Giants baseball stadium
Two dancers facing each other on a stage, one standing one seated
Mieko Merrill and Master Kinuko Mototake
Okinawan dancers lined up, posing for a photo
Master Kinuko Mototake and students at the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Parade
Okinawan dancers, drummers, and karate club members, posing for a photo
Performing in Union Square, San Francisco.
Okinawan dancers and drummers in front of the SF Giants Stadium
Eisa Shima Daiko performers in front of the San Francisco Giants baseball stadium
A dancer wearing martial arts clothing and holding sai in an aggressive, prepared stance
Master Kinuko Mototake performing Bu no Mai
Portrait of an Okinawan woman wearing minsa pattern kimono, with a tiisaji handtowel over her shoulder and holding an open parasol. She is poised delicately on studio setting resembling a cliff overlooking a sea.
Master Kinuko Mototake
Okinawan dancers and drummers
Eisa Shima Daiko at a private party
Okinawan dancer in pink kimono on stage. A large digital screen behind her shows her on stage.
Master Kinuko Mototake performing at the Uchinaanchu Taikai 2022
Group photos of drummers in front of Golden State Warriors sign.
Eisa Shima Daiko at the Golden State Warriors Japanese Heritage Night 2025.
Drummers posed with arms up on a stadium basketball court.
Eisa Shima Daiko at the Golden State Warriors Japanese Heritage Night 2025.
Four dancers in teal kimono, holding shishi on stage, with raised arms and legs.
Master Kinuko Mototake performing at the Northern California Okinawa Kenjin-Kai Shinnen-Kai 2023
Two dancers, one standing, one kneeling.
Shishimai performance
Drummers onstage.
Eisa Shima Daiko at the 2022 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
Drummers onstage.
Eisa Shima Daiko at the 2022 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
Drummers onstage.
Eisa Shima Daiko at the 2022 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
Drummers onstage.
Eisa Shima Daiko at the 2022 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
Drummers onstage.
Eisa Shima Daiko at the 2022 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
Drummers onstage.
Eisa Shima Daiko at the 2022 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
Drummers onstage.
Eisa Shima Daiko at the 2022 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
Drummers onstage.
Eisa Shima Daiko at the 2022 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
Dancer onstage.
Dancer at the 2022 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
Kashikake costume
Dance student in Kashikake costume
Nubui costume.
Dance student in Nubui Kuduchi costume