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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

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Hikiji-Machi Lion Dance

Location: Hikiji-machi, Yurihonjo City Site(s) of performance: Hachiman Shrine, various places in Hikiji-machi, and other places in the former Honjo City. Date(s): 3rd Sunday and

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Okamoto Shinnai

Location: Imashuku, Omonogawa-machi, Yokote City Site(s) of performance: Anywhere Date(s): Anytime Designation: City-Designated Intangible Folkloric Cultural Property Category: Show (Misemono) and Music Entertainment Around the

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Nekko Bangaku

Location: Ani-Nekko, Kita-Akita City Site(s) of performance: Ani Civic Hall Nekko Annex Date(s): August 14 Category: Shishimai and Bangaku Designation: State-Designated Important Intangible Folkloric Cultural

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Shishimai and Bangaku

Shishimai In Akita, the word Shishimai (Lion Dance) originally referred only to the lion dance of Bangaku, the ascetics’ kagura dance in the area around

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Bugaku

Bugaku is the gagaku (Japanese court music) with dance, while the gagaku without dance is called kangen. What is properly called bugaku is of foreign

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