Location: Okuzo, Hinai-machi, Odate City
Site(s) of performance: Kinzan Cemetery, Kinzan Shrine, Inari Shrine, and other places in the community
Date(s): August 13
Category: Taiko-Furyū and Matsuri-Bayashi
Kinzan Daiko (Kinzan Drums) was born with the mine at Ōkuzo. It was performed to entertain and relax the mine workers. It is now performed to appease the spirits of the ancestors at Kinzan Cemetery and other places in the community. As it was originally a miners’ dance, it was characterized by a powerful crescendo. Another character of Kinzan Daiko is the powerful sound, which makes echoes from the mountains surrounding the community.
