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