Nisemoto Shrine. Kagura

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Category Name:Kagura

It is said to have been handed down from the priest of Furudono Gongen-sha (Gokase Town) when the worship hall and temple of Nisemoto Shrine were newly built in 1785. It is a type of Iwato Kagura, and is performed with a music accompaniment of shimedaiko (drums), dobyoshi (clappers), and fue (flute), and a Kagura song called "Hana". It is performed with bells, fans, ceremonial staffs, swords, bows, trays, stick-shaped pestles, sakaki, and staffs. The performance consists of 33 different dances. After a mantra is chanted in the middle of the performance, there is a performance with a strong influence of Shugen (mountain asceticism), such as Iwakuguri, in which the performer dances and dives under the blade of a sword, as well as a humorous performance, such as Yatsubachi, in which the performer stands on his head on a drum.

Municipality

Yamato Town

Category

Kagura

Specific Location

Yamato Town Nisemoto (formerly Soyou-machi)

Cultural Property Designation

Yamato Town Intangible Folk Cultural Property December 22, 2016

Performance Date(s)

August, September / Night kagura: late January

Performance Location

Nisemoto Shrine (also Akiba Shrine ) Night kagura : Nisemoto Community Center

Preservation Society

Nisemoto Shrine Kagura Preservation Society