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