refined rice-planting dance
A traditional folk dance from the Tōhoku region, performed around the middle of the first lunar month. It is a more polished version of the ta-asobi (田遊び) ritual, which mimics rice-planting to pray for a good harvest. The term is specific to Japanese folklore and may not be widely known outside of cultural contexts.
See also: 田遊び
Taue-odori is a folk performing art handed down in the Tōhoku region to pray for a good harvest.
Standard spelling with okurigana, clearly indicating the reading.
Abbreviated kanji spelling without okurigana; less common but still used.
Compound of 田植え (taue, 'rice planting') and 踊り (odori, 'dance'). The term directly describes the dance's theme and function.