Shin-muta Gagaku (Ancient Court Music)

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It is a gagaku that has been handed down in the Shin-muta district of Sencho-machi, and is in charge of the Shinko procession of the Myoken Festival. Details are unknown, but it was handed down by the Masaki and Nagamatsu families in the Shin-muta district in 1897, and has been handed down for many years to this day. It is held at various neighborhood festivals held such as Yatsushiro Shrine Autumn Grand Festival (Myoken Festival), Inyaku Shrine Spring Grand Festival (Kaizukato Shrine), Kaizu-Kato Shrine Grand Festival, Miyahara Sanjingu Grand Festival, and Enmanji Temple Goshoki (memorial service held on the death anniversary).

Municipality

Yatsushiro City

Category

Other

Specific Location

Shinmuta, Sencho-machi

Cultural Property Designation

City-designated Intangible Folk Cultural PropertyApril 1, 2005

Performance Date(s)

April 7, September 24, November 3, etc.

Performance Location

Innyaku Shrine, Kaizu-Kato Shrine, Yatsushiro Shrine, etc.

Preservation Society

Shin-muta Gagaku Preservation Society