Oobayashi Bull Dance

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

This dance is a petition for rain. The original form was an introduction from the Aso region during the Edo Period.Its original form was introduced from the Aso region in the Edo period. Usually Obayashi ward residents and local elementary and junior high students are recruited through a local program, but because of the COVID pandemic this has been discontinued for the time being. 《composition》 bull (two handlers), 2 farm couples, 50 male workers, 4 people carrying buckets, 8 flutes, 6 drums, 8 shamisen, and 4 clappers Originally performed to pray for rain. The parade, proceeding through the town, includes "niwaka", a humorous story in which a bull falls ill, but then recovers.

Municipality

Ozu Town

Category

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

Specific Location

Obayashi, Ozu Town

Cultural Property Designation

Ozu Town Intangible Folk Cultural Property March 31, 1993

Performance Date(s)

irregular

Performance Location

Ozu Town

Preservation Society

Obayashi Area, Ozu Town