Ooura Shishimai. (Lion Dance)
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Category Name:Lion Dance / Tiger Dance / Bull Dance (Lion Dance)
"The lion is dedicated at the Aso Shrine's annual festival held in mid-October in the town's Oura district. The lion dances to the accompaniment of flutes, drums, gongs, and charamela flutes, sometimes quietly, sometimes wildly, as the child performers jangle the balls of the tama-furi. . The performance consists of 1 lion ( with 2 people), 1 drummer, 5 flutes, 5 chalmers, 5 small (sacred) horses, and 1 tama-furi.
Municipality
Amakusa City
Category
Lion Dance / Tiger Dance / Bull Dance (Lion Dance)
Specific Location
Ariake machi Ooura
Cultural Property Designation
Performance Date(s)
mid October
Performance Location
Ooura Aso Shrine
Preservation Society
Oura Lions Dance Preservation Society