Central Ootao Mushi-oi Odori (Dance to Drive Insects Away)

Category Name:Furyu (Furyu Style Dance)

The performance consists of 10 kasa dancers, 2 drummers, 10 drum dancers, 3 flutes, and 1 "Kane". With the kasa-odori dance in the lead, participants parade through the town and perform the dance to drive out the insects at 10 locations, then chase them away to the beach.

Municipality

Amakusa City

Category

Furyu (Furyu Style Dance)

Specific Location

Ootao Chuo, Shinwa-machi

Cultural Property Designation

Performance Date(s)

early April

Performance Location

Ootao Chuo district

Preservation Society

Chuo Youth Association