歌うた垣がき

noun

utagaki; ancient courtship song-and-dance gathering

Archaic term for a communal event in ancient Japan where young men and women sang and danced to court each other. Now only encountered in historical or literary contexts.

• 万まん葉よう集しゅうには歌うた垣がきの様よう子すが記しるされている。

  The Man'yōshū describes scenes of utagaki gatherings.