Ubuyama Shishi-mai (Lion Dance)
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Category Name:Lion Dance / Tiger Dance / Bull Dance (Lion Dance)
This is a lion dance that young men of the parishioner community dedicate at the annual autumn festival of Saga Shrine on September 9. It is said that the lion dance of Ubuyama was handed down to the parishioners of Saga Shrine in 1872 from members of Nakabaru Hachiman Shrine in Kuju Town, Oita Prefecture (now Nakabaru, Shirani, Kuju Town, Takeda City).
Municipality
Ubuyama Village
Category
Lion Dance / Tiger Dance / Bull Dance (Lion Dance)
Specific Location
Ubuyama, Ubuyama Village
Cultural Property Designation
Ubuyama Village Intanbible Folk Cultural Property September 1, 1979
Performance Date(s)
9-Sep
Performance Location
Saga Shrine
Preservation Society
Saga Shrine (parishioners)