Tsudome Shrine Grand Festival Shinko-Gyoretsu (Shinto Procession Honoring the Gods)

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Category Name:Rites and Festivals (folk belief)

This procession features "Yakko" dance performed with Torige (bird feathers), bow, rifles, and long sword, a lion dance (2 lions with two people inside), 2 Tamafuri), and a drum dance. Kagura (dance by two boys) is also performed in the shrine hall.

Municipality

Amakusa City

Category

Rites and Festivals (folk belief)

Specific Location

Shingou, Kawaura-machi

Cultural Property Designation

Performance Date(s)

The 2nd Sunday in November

Performance Location

Tsudome Shrine

Preservation Society

Tsudome District