Search by Region
Akita City Noshiro City Yokote City Odate City Oga City Yuzawa City Kazuno City Yurihonjo City Katagami City Daisen City Kita-Akita City Nikaho City Senboku
Search Results for: Kita-Akita City
Gomihori Rice Cake-Making Dance
Location: Gomihori, Kita-Akita City Site(s) of performance: Tenshō-Kōtai Shrine Date(s): 2nd Sunday of September Category: Furyū This is a dance around a rice cake mortar.
Sarukura Puppet Theater
Location: Muranami, Masuzawa, Kita-Akita City Site(s) of performance: Anywhere Date(s): Anytime Designation: Prefecture-Designated Intangible Folkloric Cultural Property Category: Puppet Theater and Kabuki The Sarukura Puppet
Bōzawa Lion Dance
Location: Bozawa, Kita-Akita City Site(s) of performance: Eianji Temple, Bōzawa Shinmei Shrine, and other places in the community Date(s): August 14 Category: Sasara and Horse
Fukuda Lion Dance
Location: Fukuda, Kita-Akita City Site(s) of performance: Fukuda Inari Shrine and Fukuda Shishimai Hall Date(s): August 14 Category: Dai-Kagura This shishimai (lion dance) seems to
Kawai Horse Dance and Yakko Dance
Location: Kawai, Kita-Akita City Site(s) of performance: Various places in the community Date(s): August 13 Designation: City-Designated Intangible Folkloric Cultural Property Category: Sasara and Horse
Kami-Funagi Horse Dance
Location: Sugayachitai, Nanokaichi, Kita-Akita City Site(s) of performance: Anywhere Date(s): Anytime (no longer performed as of the time of the survey conducted in fiscal year
Rice Cake-Making Dance
Location: Hayashi-no-koshi, Yonaizawa, Kita-Akita City Site(s) of performance: Kumano Shrine Date(s): August 28 Designation: City-Designated Intangible Folkloric Cultural Property Category: Furyū This dance is performed
Okashinai Lion Dance
Location: Okashinai, Kita-Akita City Site(s) of performance: The cemetery, Yamanokami Shrine, and other places in the community Date(s): August 13 and 16 (no longer practiced
Kōya Lion Dance
Location: Ani-Koya, Kita-Akita City Site(s) of performance: Kōya Shrine Date(s): 3rd Sunday of September (the day of annual festival of Kōya Shrine) (no longer practiced