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
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
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
Sasara and Horse Dance (Koma-Odori)
Sasara Sasara is a three-lion dance with one performer for each lion. Each performer wears a lion head, beats a small drum held at his
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
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