Shimo Ootao Mushi-oi Odori (Dance to Drive Insects Away)

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Category Name:Furyu (Furyu Style Dance)

The performance is composed of 10 kasa dances, 2 taiko drummers, 10 taiko dances, 3 flutes, and 1 kane, This is the dance to chase away insects in the Otao area, and passed down in three districts (Ootao Chuo, Shimo-Ootao, and Komine).

Municipality

Amakusa City

Category

Furyu (Furyu Style Dance)

Specific Location

Ootao Shimo Ootao, Shinwa-machi

Cultural Property Designation

Performance Date(s)

late April

Performance Location

Ootao Shimo Ootao District

Preservation Society

Shimo-Otao Youth Association