Location: Aramaki, Kami-Kitate, Akita City
Site(s) of performance: Various places in the community
Date(s): Anytime
Category: Shishimai and Bangaku
Aramaki Bangaku is also called Aramaki Bravery Bangaku, as it has many acrobatic and dynamic moves. This practice of bangaku started here at the turn of the 18th century when a lion head, made by a master craftsman, was obtained from a group of shugen ascetics in Taihei (Akita City).
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