Location: Umenai, Futatsui-machi, Noshiro City Site(s) of performance: Zentokuji Temple and the open space in front of the community center Date(s): August 13 Designation: City-Designated Intangible Folkloric Cultural Property Category: Sasara and Horse Dance The origin of the Umenai Horse Dance is said to go back to 1602, when Lord Satake moved from Hitachi-Ōta (present-day …
Location: Ishikawa, Minehama, Happo Town Site(s) of performance: Sofusawa Shrine, Shōdenji Temple, and other places in the community Date(s): August 13 Designation: Town Designated Intangible Cultural Property Category: Sasara and Horse Dance For the festival of Ishikawa Horse Dance, also known as Ishikawa Folkloric Performing Art, two kinds of dances have been passed down to …
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: 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 …
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 states, it …
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 …