Location: Maeyama, Akita City Site(s) of performance: Raikō Shrine and other places in the community Date(s): August 13 and 20 Category: Sasara and Horse Dance Maeyama Folkloric Performance Art was also called Maeyama Bon Dance. It is a Bon dance with a lion dance and yakko dance (samurai servants’ dance). In the middle of the …
Location: Ani-Kayakusa, Kita-Akita City Site(s) of performance: Yamanokami Shrine and other places in the community Date(s): August 13 and 16 (no longer practiced at the time of survey in fiscal year 2011) Designation: City-Designated Intangible Cultural Property Category: Sasara and Horse Dance The origin of the Kayakusa Lion Dance goes back at least to the …
Location: Katsuratai, Iwase, Odate City Site(s) of performance: Inari Shrine and other places in the community Date(s): August 13 Designation: City-Designated Intangible Cultural Property Category: Sasara and Horse Dance Long ago, the Sasaki family, who belonged to the Ōmi branch of the famous Minamoto family, lost a battle, fled to the north, and found refuge …
Location: Toyooka, Toyooka-Kinden, Mitane Town Site(s) of performance: Satomi Shrine Date(s): July 7, August 13–15, and September 1 Designation: Town-Designated Intangible Folkloric Cultural Property Category: Sasara and Horse Dance The sasara here means a lion dance, but Wada Sasara also includes stick dances and yakko dances (samurai servants’ dances). It has been performed for a …
Location: Fujikoto, Fujisato Town Site(s) of performance: Asama Shrine, Hōshōji Temple, and other places in the community Date(s): September 7 and 8 Designation: Prefecture-Designated Intangible Folkloric Cultural Property Category: Sasara and Horse Dance The Fujikoto-Kamiwaka Good Harvest Dance is performed as an offering at the annual festival of Asama Shrine. As its name indicates, it …
Location: Kamisugi, Kita-Akita City Site(s) of performance: Kamisugi Hachiman Shrine and other places in the community Date(s): 3rd Sunday and Monday of September Designation: City-Designated Intangible Folkloric Cultural Property Category: Sasara and Horse Dance The Kamisugi Daimyo Procession has long been practiced as part of the annual festival of Kamisugi Hachiman Shrine. It is believed …
Location: Ani-Hitachinai, Kita-Akita City Site(s) of performance: Hitachinai Shrine and the Hitachinai Community Cemetery Date(s): August 14 Designation: City-Designated Intangible Folkloric Cultural Property Category: Sasara and Horse Dance In the early 17th century, when Lord Satake was reassigned from Hitachi-Ōta (present-day Ibaraki Prefecture) to the domain of Akita, lower-class samurais performed a lion dance to …
Location: Sumomotai, 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 Dance The Sumomotai Horse Dance was derived from Jōshū-Kudaru Lion Dance of Dōji (Noshiro City) in the 17th century. It is practiced here only at Obon in mid-August to appease …
Location: Niageba, Futatsui-machi, Noshiro City Site(s) of performance: Bairinji Temple, Ukishima Shrine, and other places in the community Date(s): August 13 and 14 Designation: City-Designated Intangible Folkloric Cultural Property Category: Sasara and Horse Dance The Niageba Bon Dance was brought from Hitachi-Ōta (present-day Ibaraki Prefecture) to Akita with the assignment of Lord Satake and his …
Location: Kogake, Futatsui Town Site(s) of performance: In an open space in the community Date(s): August 13, 14, and 20 Designation: City-Designated Intangible Folkloric Cultural Property Category: Sasara and Horse Dance Even though it is called a sasara dance as a whole, the Kogake Sasara Dance includes not only sasara (lion dance) but also a …