Shishimai and Bangaku

Location: Yokooka, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City Site(s) of performance: The open space in front of the Oyakata House and the place where Anjūji Temple once stood Date(s): August 13, 14, and 26 and the 210th day from the First Spring Day (around September 1) (no longer practiced at the time of survey in fiscal year 2011) […]

Location: Izumisawa, Yuzawa City Site(s) of performance: Izumi Shrine and other places in the community Date(s): March 16–18 in the lunar calendar Category: Shishimai and Bangaku The Izumisawa Bangaku is performed as an offering at the annual festival of Izumi Shrine. It is said that when the shrine was rebuilt in 1603, the bangaku was

Location: Shimo-Sannai, Futsunai, Gojome Town Site(s) of performance: Gojome Shinmei Shrine Date(s): 3rd Saturday of May (Gojome Bangaku Performance Event at the annual festival of Shinmei Shrine) Designation: Town-Designated Intangible Folkloric Cultural Property Category: Shishimai and Bangaku Even though the origin of this bangaku is unclear, there is a saying that it was started by

Location: Hataya, Yurihonjo City Site(s) of performance: Yakushi Shrine, Hiraoka-Hakusan Shrine, Akata Shinmei Shrine, and other places in the community Date(s): January 16 and August 14, 19, and 22 Category: Shishimai and Bangaku This area is on the east shore of Imokawa River and a purely agricultural area, which once belonged to Utetsu-gō. The origin

Location: Kami-Nakazawa, Nishime-machi, Yurihonjo City Site(s) of performance: Ōyamatsumi Shrine Date(s): August 13 (no longer practiced at the time of survey in fiscal year 2011) Designation: City-Designated Intangible Folkloric Cultural Property Category: Shishimai and Bangaku Nakazawa Bangaku, which belongs to the school of Honkai Bangaku, has been performed at Obon every summer. It was started

Location: Shibano, Kawaguchi, Yurihonjo City Site(s) of performance: Ōhirume Shrine, Chōkokuji Temple, and other places in the community Date(s): January 11, 3rd Sunday of January, February 11, and August 14 and 22 Category: Shishimai and Bangaku As Shibano was in the territory of Kameda Domain, the community had a close link to Chōkokuji Temple. The

Location: Sagenabe, Kami-Kawauchi, Chōkai-machi, Yuri-Honjo City Site(s) of performance: Ōhinomiya Shrine and other places in the community Date(s): January 1, April 28, August 13–15, early December (no longer performed as of the time of the survey in fiscal year 2011) Category: Shishimai and Bangaku As it was started by a bangaku master from Hirane (former

Location: Motai, Noshiro City Site(s) of performance: Hachimantai Shrine and Kami-Motai Community Center Date(s): August 14 and 28 Designation: Prefecture-Designated Intangible Folkloric Cultural Property Category: Shishimai and Bangaku Hiyama is where the Hiyama Castle stood in the Middle Ages. The Hiyama Dance is a bangaku dance that has been performed as an offering at the

Location: Koyawatari, Ani, Kita-Akita City Site(s) of performance: Kumano Shrine and other places in the community Date(s): August 13 in the lunar calendar and the indefinite date for the closing dance (no longer performed as of the time of the survey in fiscal year 2011) Designation: City-Designated Intangible Folkloric Cultural Property Category: Shishimai and Bangaku

Location: Sarukura, Chokai-machi, Yurihonjo City Site(s) of performance: The community hall and other places in the community Date(s): August 15 Designation: State-Designated Important Intangible Folkloric Cultural Property Category: Shishimai and Bangaku This is a combination of shishimai and bangaku, which used to be called shishimai (lion dance) as a whole. The name of Honkai Bangaku