This Lion Dance is more than 150 years old and is performed at the annual festival of Aitsu Shrine. Both a lion and lioness are present with two children who swing the ceremonial gong balls. The lions frolic ahead and playfully bite the heads of spectators to ward off illness. The dance is majestic and lively, and shows the two lions intertwining with each other, as well as a child rather skillfully handling the implements they wield! The rhythmic music of the dance is played on large and small taiko drums, gongs, and the like.