Kugino Bo Odori (Stic/Staff Dance)
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Category Name：Furyu (Stick/Staff Dance)
Tradition holds that the staff dance was introduced from Kaseda in Kagoshima Prefecture, and the dance with long swords and sickles was from Sashiki (Ashikita). 《Performances》 Bou Odori, dance with long swords (men) and with sickles ( woman).
Municipality
Minamata City
Category
Furyu (Stick/Staff Dance)
Specific Location
Sumiyoshi Shrine in Kugino
Cultural Property Designation
Minamata City Intangible Folk Cultural Property October 24, 1972
Performance Date(s)
Irregular
Performance Location
Kusanosamukawa
Preservation Society
Smukawa Bo Odori Preservation Society
