Nagao Chobokure
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Category Name:Furyu (Furyu Dance)
A street performance during the Edo era. It was first performed in Osaka about 250 years ago during the Horeki era (1751-1764), and was called "chongare." When it moved to Edo, it became "chobokure." Holding bells and baton like sticks in their hands, they danced at doorways and other places with fast-paced songs inviting the spirits to the festival grounds. This style of dancing, combining Hogaku and Butoh, became popular culture about 200 years during Bunsei period (1818-1830). It is a kind of popular ditty in which a small wooden gong with fish features is beaten and verses are added to the Ahodara-kyou (a sutra), etc., and chanted quickly. It was popular in the Edo period, and is thought to have contained criticism of the shogunate administration by the townspeople.
Municipality
Uki City
Category
Furyu (Furyu Dance)
Specific Location
Eionoo, Shiranui-machi
Cultural Property Designation
Performance Date(s)
irregular
Performance Location
Shiranui JHS and others
Preservation Society
Nagao Chobokure Preservation Society