The general style of the Bon festival dance is that a tower is set up at the center of an open space; a caller atop the tower sings a folk song for a dance, and participants dance to the song as they circle the tower.
広場の中央に櫓を立て、やぐらの上で音頭とりが音頭を歌い、参加者はその周囲を回りながら音頭にあわせて踊る形式が一般的である。