Nangai Kamasaka Okesa
Location: Nangai, Daisen City Site(s) of performance: Arawa Shopping Street and the parking of the Japan Agricultural Cooperatives Daishōji Office Date(s): 3rd Sunday of August
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Nagano Sasara
Location: Nagano, Daisen City Site(s) of performance: Various places in the community Date(s): August 13–16 Designation: Prefecture Designated Intangible Folkloric Cultural Property Category: Sasara and
Hajikamisawa Bangaku
Location: Hajikamisawa, Osawagoshuku, Daisen City Site(s) of performance: Various places in the community Date(s): August 14 Designation: City-Designated Intangible Folkloric Cultural Property Category: Shishimai and
Kakumagawa Bon Dance
Location: Kakumagawa-machi, Daisen City Site(s) of performance: Kakumagawa Main Street Date(s): August 16 Designation: City-Designated Intangible Folkloric Cultural Property Category: Bon Dance This dance is
Horiminai Sasara
Location: Horiminai, Daisen City Site(s) of performance: Kōsenji Temple and Horio Shrine Date(s): August 7, 13, and 19 and September 7 Designation: City-Designated Intangible Folkloric
Yokosawa Sasara
Location: Yokosawa, Ota-cho, Daisen City Site(s) of performance: Kotohira Shrine, Hachiman Shrine, and other places in the community Date(s): July 23, August 13, and September
Hakusan Shrine Lion Dance
Location: Tsuchikawa-Miyabarashi, Daisen City Site(s) of performance: Hakusan Shrine Date(s): April 17 Category: Shishi-Kagura This lion dance is part of kagura dance, and thus is
Izusan Shrine Lion Kagura
Location: Izumi-cho, Daisen City Site(s) of performance: The house of the priest of Izusan Shrine, Chōfukuji Temple, and other places in the community Date(s): July
About the Akita Folkloric Performance Art Archives
Introduction Akita Prefecture has 16 State-Designated Intangible Folkloric Cultural Properties [17 as of March 2021], the largest number among the 47 prefectures of Japan. Many