Aso no Ushimai (Aso Bull Dance)
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Category Name：Lion Dance / Tiger Dance / Bull Dance (Bull Dance)
A folk entertainment portraying farming life with 2 people dressed in a cow costume. The dance is performed to celebrate a good harvest, with the cow in the centre, men holding hoes and women holding fans.
Municipality
Aso City
Category
Lion Dance / Tiger Dance / Bull Dance (Bull Dance)
Specific Location
Miyaji (formerly Ichinomiya-machi)
Cultural Property Designation
Kumamoto Prefecture Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property November 21, 1961
Performance Date(s)
no fixed date
Performance Location
no fixed location
Preservation Society
Ichinomiya Elementary School Ushimai (Cow Dance) Club