A performance to commemorate the 200th anniversary of founding of the United States in 1976 in San Francisco led to the establishment of Hibiki Rengo-kai in Choshi City, Japan for "preservation and cultivation of traditional culture in Choshi."Hibihi Rengo-kai currently has as many as 250 members who range between 4 to 80 years old from 13 groups. Hibiki Rengo-kai plays an active role for preservation and cultivation of local/folk performing art. It inherits and preserves local folk songs and dances about fishing and fishing people and among its repertoires, "Matsuri Bayashi" which prays for a good catch performed at shrines consists of spectacular performances of drums, songs and dances with a 150-year history.。