Hondo Baba Hachiman-gu Shrine Kagura
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Category Name:Kagura
This festival started as an offering for a good harvest in autumn. It originally consisted of a sword dance (two boys) and a Urayasu dance (bell and sakaki) (two girls), but now only the sword and sakaki dances remain, and the sakaki dance is also performed by boys. It is performed during the annual festival of Hondo Baba Hachimangu Shrine.
Municipality
Amakusa City
Category
Kagura
Specific Location
Honto-Baba, Hondo-machi
Cultural Property Designation
Performance Date(s)
the 3rd Sunday in October
Performance Location
Hondo Baba Hachimangu Shrine