Koyagawachi Shishi-mai (Lion Dance)

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Category Name:Lion Dance / Tiger Dance / Bull Dance (Lion Dance)

This lion dance is performed as a prayer for good health, an abundant harvest, and the safety and well-being of one’s family. It is dedicated to the Takado Shrine Autumn Festival. 《program》 Overture, No.1, No.2, No.3, No. 4 《composition》 a male and a female lion (2 people in each), 2 tsuriko (young children), 1 drum, 1 dora, 7 flutes

Municipality

Kami-Amakusa City

Category

Lion Dance / Tiger Dance / Bull Dance (Lion Dance)

Specific Location

Takado, Ryugatake-machi

Cultural Property Designation

Kami-Amakusa Intangible Folk Cultural Property (Ryugatake Town Intangible Folk Cultural Property) November 8, 1992

Performance Date(s)

the 3rd Sunday of October

Performance Location

Takado Shrine

Preservation Society

Koyagawachi Lion Dance Preservation Society