Shitamenda no Saru Odori (Monkey Dance)
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This is an amusing, satirical dance in which 12 performers, who are mainly warriors, express what common people think about samurai. According to folklore, the dance was performed by an old man when he was a child. As he was born in the Tempo Period (1830-1844) it is thought that the dance's origins predate him.
Municipality
Asagiri Town
Category
Other
Specific Location
Shitamenda (Menda-nishi, Asagiri Town)
Cultural Property Designation
Asagiri Town Intangible Folk Cultural Property March 31, 1975
Performance Date(s)
November 8
Performance Location
Okadome Kumanoza Shrine
Preservation Society
Shitamenda Saru Odori Preservation Society