Usu-Daiko Odori (Mortar Drum Dance) in the Kumar Region (Aoki)

Category Name:Furyu (Mortar Drum Dance)

This is said to have been introduced by Jinroku, a resident of Kouya-machi, Hitoyoshi City, when he moved to Aoki at the beginning of the Meiji era, but the details are unknown. It is a unique, dynamic dance with a local flavor.《composition》 same as Nakabaru 《programs》(1) Michi-daiko, (2) Niwa-uchi (Kashira-odori, or head dance, Waki-odori, or side dance, Seki-odori), (3) Mawari-uchi, (4) Uta-no-Jin, (5) Sao-zeki, (6) Nobori-uchi

Municipality

Taragi Town

Category

Furyu (Mortar Drum Dance)

Specific Location

Kume, Taragi Town

Cultural Property Designation

Kumamoto Prefecture Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property June 7, 1973

Performance Date(s)

Performance Location

Preservation Society