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