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Atami Tourism Association
Jul. 6, 2024
Today, Saturday, July 6, three Beaches in Atami City opened to the sea at once. At Atami Mr./Ms. Beach, a safety prayer ceremony was held by Kumiya Shrine with the attendance of related parties. After the safety prayer festival, swimming starts at 9 o'clock! The children who gathered were presented with hand-held fireworks. Enjoy the waters of Atami this summer! Beaches opening period / July 6 (Sat) ~ 8/25 (Sun), 2024 【Atami Mr./Ms. Beach】Atami City East Coast Town 【Nagahama Beaches】Kamitaga, Atami City 【Ajiro Hot Spring Beaches】Atami City Shimotaga * Atami Mr./Ms. Beach Water Park will be open on July 13 (Sat) ~ 8/25 (Sun), 2024.
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Kyonan-town Tourism Association
Jul. 5, 2024
[Held in at Hishikawa Shisenobu Memorial Hall special exhibition "Yokai of Japan depicted in ukiyo-e"] ​ Currently, the Hishikawa Shisenobu Memorial Hall is holding in a special exhibition entitled "Japan's Yokai Depicted in Ukiyo-e Prints: The Summer of Turning Around." It introduces 100 ukiyo-e prints depicting scary but somewhat humorous yokai. Since ancient times, Japan people have regarded the invisible and unknown as "mononoke." "In the Edo period, Edo people wanted to see scary things, so they made Mononoke a character called a yokai and amused the fear," explains curator Hiroki Sasao Mr./Ms.. ​ One of the highlights of this event is the work of Yoshitoshi Tsukioka, who specializes in yokai painting. Yoshitoshi was a Ukiyoe artist who was active from the end of the Tokugawa shogunate to the Meiji era, and is characterized by a dramatic painting style. Fascination the viewer with his dynamic brushstrokes. In addition, actor paintings depicting kabuki actors are also on display, and you can learn about kabuki performances that deal with yokai. "Actually, it was Kabuki that made yokai popular in the summer," says curator Mr./Ms. Sasao. "Famous kabuki actors staged a yokai play while they were on summer vacation, and it happened to be a hit," he says. On July 21 and August 11, at 1:30 p.m., there will be gallery talks by the curators. Held in until September 23. ​ ・Opening Hours 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Admission until 4:30 p.m.) ・Closed days Monday (or Tuesday if it is a holiday) Year-end and New Year holidays (from December 29 to January 3) ・Admission fee Adults and university students: 500 yen (400 yen) Elementary, junior high, and high school students: 400 yen (300 yen) * Fees for groups of 20 or more people in parentheses ・Access Train: JR Uchibo Line Hoda Station or Awa Katsuyama Station 15 minutes on foot By car: High-speed Futtsu Tateyama Road 5 minutes from Sakinan Hoda IC Along National Route 127 Roadside Station Kyonan
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Kyowa Town, Hokkaido
Jul. 5, 2024
Notice of Kyowa Towns Tourism Product Exhibition! ? ○ Held in Period 2024 (Reiwa 6) July 23 (Tue) 11:00~18:30 2024 (Reiwa 6) July 24 (Wed) 9:00~18:30 ○ Venue hotel san francisco 1st floor outdoor Special venue ( Sapporo City Chuo-ku Kita 4 Jo Nishi 6-chome) We will sell a limited number of "Raden Squid" and "Raden Melon" that Kyowa Towns, one of the one of the most production areas in Hokkaido, and attractive Specialty Products of Kyowa Towns such as ice cream from Mita Ranch! We will also sell Tomonoba's new product, financier using Rice flour from Kyowa Towns ❗ We look forward to ?️ seeing you We look forward to seeing you ? at the venue
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Shintoku Tourism Association
Jul. 5, 2024
Sunday, September 15 The 12th Karikatsu Trail Running has been held in! ??? Starting and finishing at the Karikachi Kogen Park where Shinnai Station was located in Karikachi Line, the race was divided into four Course of 22 km, 12 km, 5 km, and 4 km through Nature such as Remnants of the old Karikatsu Line track and forest roads, with about 200 participants running through the race. Under the refreshing autumn sky, why don't you feel the Nature of Hokkaido on your body and run along the trajectory that people have followed by train since the Meiji era?
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  • Japan National Route 38
  • Kikatsu Highland Garden
  • Nature
  • Old Karikachi Line
  • Marathon
Fukui Prefectural Tourism Federation
Jul. 5, 2024
Hello! This is the Fukui Tourism Federation. Fukui Prefecture is the area that is attracting the most attention now that access from Tokyo has become more convenient due to the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen. We will continue to disseminate Fukui Prefecture's Sightseeing spot Information and gourmet food, so thank you! ◆ What is Fukui Prefecture? Fukui Prefecture is a prefecture facing the Sea of Japan in the Chubu region, and with the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Kanazawa and Tsuruga on March 16, 2024, access from Tokyo has been connected in as little as 2 hours and 51 minutes. Since about 80% of the dinosaur fossils in Japan have been excavated here in Fukui Prefecture, it is also called the "Dinosaur Kingdom" and many facilities related to dinosaurs Restrooms available. In addition, Fukui Prefecture, which faces the Sea of Japan, is a Fisheries of One of the best in Japan, Restrooms available you can eat Fresh Seafood. In particular, "Echizen Snow Crab", "Wakasa Pufferfish" and "Echizen Flounder" are high-quality Gastronomical delicacies that can only be eaten here. Fukui Prefecture is also one of the world's one of the most eyewear producers, producing 95% of frames made in Japan. ◆Introducing popular Sightseeing spots in Fukui Prefecture Fukui Prefecture is broadly divided into the following four areas. ◇Awara, Sakai, Fukui City area ◇Eiheiji Temple / Okuetsu Area ◇Wakasaji area ◇Tannan Area Here, we will introduce recommended Sightseeing spots for each area. ◇Awara, Sakai, Fukui City area ・Tojinbo Often used in the climax scene of suspense dramas, Tojinbo is a cliff that stretches for about 1 kilometer, and has been selected as "The World's Three Greatest Scenic Spots", "National Natural Monument", "One of the 100 best geological sites in Japan", and "100 best sunsets in Japan". Thereare in recent years has also become popular as a spot where you can see the "Green Flash", in which the sun glows green for only a few seconds as it sets over the Sea of Sea of Japan. ・Fukui Castle Ruins It is the ruins of a castle built in 1606 by Tokugawa Ieyasu's second son "Hideyasu Yuki", and now the stone wall remains, and it There are popular as a famous place for cherry blossoms. ◇Eiheiji Temple / Okuetsu Area ・Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum It is one of the world's three major dinosaur museums, and exhibits about 50 dinosaur skeletons, fossils and markers, dioramas, Reconstructed models, etc. It is a Spot that everyone from children to Adults can enjoy. ・daihonzan Eiheiji Temple It is a Zen training dojo opened by Zen Master Dogen, and many Monks in ascetic training are still practicing even now. ◇Wakasaji area ・Mizu Island It is a small uninhabited island at the tip of the Tsuruga Peninsula, and you can cross to the island by ferry that runs daily during the Bathing in the sea. Because of its beauty, it is also called the "Hawaii of Hokuriku". ・Mikata Five Lakes The five lakes of Mikata Lake, Lake Suigetsu Lake, Lake Suga Lake, Lake Kugushi Lake, and Lake Hiruga Lake, which straddle the towns of Mihama Town and Wakasa Town in Fukui Prefecture, are collectively called the Mikata Five Lakes. It is also called the "five-colored lake" because all the lakes have a different blue color. ◇Tannan Area ・Murasaki Shikibu Park This park was created because Murasaki Shikibu was a literature scholar of the Heian period who spent time in Takefu City, Fukui Prefecture. You can see the golden Murasaki Shikibu statue wearing 12 single garments. ・Kazura Bridge With a total length of 44 meters, it is a suspension bridge of Squid Zura, which is rare in Japan. Restrooms available that if you pledge your love on the bridge, you will be happy forever. ◆ For sightseeing in Fukui Prefecture, "Hapi Bus" is recommended If you want to see popular Spots in Fukui Prefecture, we recommend "Hapi Bus". Hapi Bus is a regular sightseeing bus tour that allows you to visit attractive Sightseeing spots scattered around Fukui Prefecture safely and comfortably. You can choose a course that suits you, such as a seasonal course for each season and a course to compare the fruits of Fukui. It operates from one person, and Included amount the admission fee. You will also be accompanied by a guide, so you can fully enjoy your trip to Fukui. For details, please see the "Hapi Bus" Home page. ◆Representative festivals of Fukui Prefecture ◇Mikuni Festival It is a historic festivals held every May that has continued since the Edo period. It is one of the Three major Hokuriku festivals, and the sight of a festival float procession of Samurai Dolls with a height of 6.5 Meters parading through the In the town is impressive. ◇Toro Nagashi and Grand Fireworks Festival At the festival held every August in Tsuruga City, colorful "paper lantern" dye the sea with Kehi Pine Grove in the background, and about 8,000 fireworks Gari Ocean. ◇Tsuruga Festival (Kibi Jingu Festival) It is a festival held every September in Tsuruga City, and is Famous as "Kehi Long Festival" because it is held over 14 days. ◆Recommendations for Fukui Prefecture Recommendations for Fukui Prefecture, which has a Seasonal Nature environment, historical sights, delicious food, and traditional culture. Fukui Prefecture has been ranked first overall in the "Happiness Ranking of All 47 Prefectures" for five consecutive times. We will continue to introduce such Recommendations of Fukui Prefecture in COOL JAPAN VIDEOS, so thank you!
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Miyazaki Gokase Tourism Association
Jul. 4, 2024
【Gokase Towns, Miyazaki Prefecture Shopping and Souvenirs】Gokase Winery Wine Hall At Gokase Winery, all Mr./Ms. of the Local Cultivation farmers use 100% of the grapes grown while facing the harsh but rich Nature. The "Wine Pavilion" where such proud wines are available The popular NO.1 Niagara is Aged in a tank, and the "Niagara Premium" with its calm aroma and mellow taste is limited to the wine hall. 【Business hours】9:30~17:00 【Store holiday】Year-end and New Year holidays 【Inquiry】Phone number: 0982-73-5477
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Miyazaki Gokase Tourism Association
Jul. 4, 2024
【Gokase Towns, Miyazaki Prefecture Shopping and Souvenirs】Special Product Center Gokase Along National Route 218, on the border of Miyazaki Prefecture and Kumamoto Prefectures, "Specialty Center Gokase" Fresh vegetables made by farmers Mr./Ms. Specialty Products and Local in Gokase In the town are lined up. At the Shokudo, you can enjoy "Gokase Udon noodles and buckwheat noodles" with a whole honeydew stewed Yamame grown in Gokase, and "Tokuhor Bowl" that won the Grand Prix in the Miyazaki B-class gourmet contest. 〇Business hours 【Shop】9:00~18:00 【Shokudo】11:00~16:00 〇Regular holiday 【Shop】Open open all year 【Shokudo】Year-end and New Year holidays 〇Inquiries Phone: 0982-82-1400 Fax: 0982-82-1252
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Miyazaki Gokase Tourism Association
Jul. 4, 2024
【Gokase Towns, Miyazaki Prefecture Mountaineering and Trekking】Mt. Kabagi Towering in the center of the Mulberry Nouchi district, it is called "Shiroyama" because a mountain castle called Kabagidake Castle was built in the old days, and it is familiar to the local people. With Mt. Masugata in the east, the view is wide from north to south, west, and south, and the mountain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and is known as a representative mountain in Mulberry.
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Miyazaki Gokase Tourism Association
Jul. 4, 2024
【Gokase Towns, Miyazaki Prefecture Mountaineering and Trekking】Mt. Masugata "Mt. Masugata" in the Mulberry Nouchi district The view of the summit is open 360 degrees, and you can see mountains such as the Aso Mountains, the Kuju Mountains, Mt. Soba, and Mt. Unzen, as well as the Valleys of the Gokase River. You can also observe the starry sky at night, but be careful because the road to the top of the mountain is steep and there are no street lights.
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  • Gokase
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  • Photography
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Kiso Tourist Federation
Jul. 4, 2024
[July 2024 Kiso Festival] Kiso will be the festival Information of July, which will be held in various places. Starting with the famous Mikoshi (portable shrine) roll in Fukushima, Kiso Town, you can enjoy colorful festivals in various places. Please come and visit us! ♦July 12 (Fri), 13 (Sat) Yabuhara Shrine Annual Grand Festival (Kiso Village Yabuhara) A powerful festival in which two lions, male and female, perform a dance of two lions, male and female, on the stalls of making << total Cypress trees. >> ♦July 13 (Sat), 14 (Sun) Higashiyama Shrine Summer Annual Grand Festival (Nagiso Town Midono) <portable shrine parade carrying a portable shrine while singing a song. > ♦July 14 (Sun), 15 (Mon) Susao Shrine Festival (Okuwa Village Nojiri) << they carry their portable shrine and Parade Town, and at the end, they are led by the flame of torches to enter the mountain. >> ♦July 22 (Tue), 23 (Wed) Mizunashi Shrine Festival (Mikoshi (portable shrine) roll) (Kiso Town Fukushima) << "Sosuke! Kiso's strange festival that excitingly sprees Mikoshi horizontally and vertically with a shout. fireworks will also Gari on the 22nd. >> ♦July 23 (Wed), 24 (Thu) Wachipo Shrine Summer Annual Grand Festival (Tsumago juku) <<, with a shout of "goodbye to Gemo", the portable shrine parade the Shukuba. >> ♦July 26 (Fri), 27 (Sat) Deer Shrine Festival (Okuwa Village Suhara) <<, the fierce pushing of the portable shrine with the shout of "Let's give it to you, let's put it back" is a sight to behold. >> ♦July 27 (Sat) Cypress trees summer festival (Agematsu town) << in preparation for next year's Sacred Tree Festival, we will hold a fireworks festival with Mikihiki. >> ♦July 27 (Sat), 28 (Sun) Ontake Shrine Annual Grand Festival (Otaki village) << "Three Swords Dance" and dances by priestesses are Dedication. >> Information about the Festival is also Publication on the Home Page "Kiso Valley Torippu"!
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Miyazaki Gokase Tourism Association
Jul. 4, 2024
【Gokase Towns, Miyazaki Prefecture Mountaineering and Trekking】Mt. Gion It is said to be the birthplace of Kyushu Island, where fossils from 430 million years ago were excavated in the process of present-day Kyushu emerging from the sea and becoming land due to tectonic movements. Period when the mountains are open, you can enjoy flowers such as Akebono azalea in full bloom. Restrooms available are partly rope-based.
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  • Photography
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Fukui Awara Tourism Association
Jul. 4, 2024
We will operate a direct bus connecting Awara Hot Spring and Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum in 2024 as well! From FY2024, reservations will be required, and please make a reservation from the "Hapi Bus HP". ●Operation period: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and holidays from April 5, 2024 (Friday) ~ September 29, 2024 (Sunday) Obon period: August 13th ~ August 15th ●Schedule and fares 【Direct bus】2,800 yen for both outward journey and return routes (1,400 yen for elementary school students) ・Outward journey 9:50 Depart from Awara Yunomachi Station 10:00 Depart from JR Ashihara Hot Spring Station 11:00 Arrive at Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum ・Return trip  14:50 Depart from Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum 15:50 Depart from JR Ashihara Hot Spring Station 16:00 Arrive at Awara Yunomachi Station ●Remarks By reservation only will not be able to Boarding in cash. Refunds due to customer's convenience will be charged a flat rate of 200 yen. Please note that no changes or refunds can be made after departure. ? Inquiries KeSquid Kotsu TEL:0776-78-6234
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Fukui Awara Tourism Association
Jul. 4, 2024
While children are having fun, they will expand their interest and interest in "work". By deepening your understanding, you can have a longing for a profession, Finding a new dream, Held in with the hope that you will learn about the structure of society through real experiences! Let's enjoy the exciting and exciting challenge! 【Job Introduction】 ・Engineer (Toyota Corolla Fukui) ・ Hertz clerk (prefectural residents) ・Sales Driver (Yamato Transport) ・Carpenter Mr./Ms. (Shoei Construction) ・Confectionery shop (nishikando) ・Bakery (Okawa Bread) ・ Locksmith / security work (master key) ・Photographer (Photo Studio Happy Door) ・Kids model (Iwamoto Bridal House) ・Cheer Dancer (Manabi Site Cheer Dance Class) ・ Driver, vehicle attendant, station staff (Happy Line Fukui) ・Nurse Mr./Ms. (Fukui Prefectural Nursing Association) ・ Otofu making (Takeda's Aburaage Taniguchiya) * Only on the 21st ・ Firefighter (Awara Fire Station) * 20 days only ・ Mr./Ms. (Awara Fire Station Flare Police Box) * Only on the 21st Date: July 20, 2024, 10:00 – July 21, 2024, 16:00 Venue: Affrea Square, Affrea Hall
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Miyazaki Gokase Tourism Association
Jul. 4, 2024
【Miyazaki Prefecture Gokase Towns Traditional Performing Arts】Usu Drum Dance The Usu Drum Dance, which is danced during the Great Autumn Festival of Gion Shrine, was Dedication on the 9th day of the 9th month of the lunar calendar in ancient times, so it is also called "Kunchi Odori" and has been danced for more than 400 years. It is said that it began when the Heike clan, who had been driven out of Kyoto and continued to wander in exile, danced in the village of Kuraoka on their way to the unexplored mountain village of Shiiba, while surviving the glamorous capital of Kyoto. The dance, which shows a dignified demeanor in elegance, remembers the hearts of the people of the capital and is Dedication to the annual autumn festival of Gion Shrine every year. < legendary thing>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the first year of Bunji (1185), at the end of the Minamoto War, the remnants of the Taira family, who were defeated in the battle of Dannoura, escaped the pursuit of the Minamoto clan and continued to flee to the hinterland, reaching the village of Kuraoka, and on the way to Mt. Shiiba, they left the weak, women and children in the mountains near Kuraokanami due to the bad road in the deep mountains. In the second year of Genkyu, the Kamakura shogunate did not relent in its pursuit of the remnants of the Heike family, and ordered Nasu Daihachiro Munehisa to hunt down the clan that had fled to the Kyushu Mountains. It is said that Nasu Daihachiro's party, which entered the village of Kuraoka to go to Shiiba after receiving the order, realized that the Heike villagers who remained in Kuraoka had no will to fight, and held a dance of the Kuretsu Doshu to comfort them on the long journey, abandon the luxury of the winners, and take pity on the losers. ‐--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is said that the dance at the time described above became the basis of Kuraoka's Usu Drum Dance, and it remains in its current form after rising and falling with the times and moving several times. Dancing to the Drums and Hooks shows a dignified demeanor in elegance. In recent years, the Gion Shrine Usu Drum Dance Preservation Society has inherited the dance with the cooperation of children and Ujiko (shrine parishioners) of Gokase Nature School. Usu Drum Dance Date... October 9 of each year
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Miyazaki Gokase Tourism Association
Jul. 4, 2024
【Gokase Towns, Miyazaki Prefecture Traditional Performing Arts】Kuraoka Bar Jutsu The school of Kuraoka Bar Jutsu is "Daisha-ryu", which is said to be a military method opened by Marume Kurato (Higo Sagara Domain), one of the four heavenly kings of Shinin-ryu, and is also called Shinkage Daisha Mujo-ryu, and there is a first look at Kuraoka in the early Edo period, but after that, it passed through Umamihara and Shiiba Village Omae, and was taught to the people of Kuraoka again at the end of the field. There are two types of sticks used in the Kuraoka stick technique: a long rod of 6 shaku 2 inches (about 188 cm) and a half stick of 3 shaku (about 91 cm). As a general rule, there are more than 30 types of katas, such as a long stick and a half-stick strike, a stick and a sword, and the type that uses a sword is usually called a "white blade". The Kuraoka Bar Art Preservation Society Dedication the "White Blade" at the Annual Grand Festival of Gion Shrine in the summer and provides Tradition guidance to students of Kuraoka Junior High School.
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Miyazaki Gokase Tourism Association
Jul. 4, 2024
【Miyazaki Prefecture Gokase Towns Traditional Performing Arts】Murono Yoi Kagura The Murono Yoi Kagura of Sankasho Shrine is said to have been transmitted from the Mulberry Uchi Shrine Kagura and Furutono Shrine Kagura of the Iwato Kagura lineage during the Meiji period. The dance of the sake strainer has become a merry dance of a peasant couple. In the mid-Meiji period, in order to dedication Kagura to the festival of Mt. Mt. Konpira in the center of the Murono and Akaya districts, Mr. Suke, the first Kaimin of the Murono district, Tradition Kagura was handed down from Furutono, and it continues to this day. After a Period hiatus, they were reunited and the request of Kagura Dedication for the penetration ceremony of the Tsubana Tunnel in 1972 (Showa 47). Murono Yoi Kagura's schedule... 2nd Saturday of December
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Miyazaki Gokase Tourism Association
Jul. 4, 2024
【Gokase Towns, Miyazaki Prefecture Traditional Performing Arts】Kuraoka Gion Kagura Kuraoka Gion Kagura is a kagura Tradition that has been handed down to the Gion Shrine in Kuraoka, and it is said that it began with dancing in the wide garden of Koga Burei Shrine in the Enki ceremony. In the 2nd year of the Lunar Calendar and the 4th year of Juei (1185), the Heike Ichimon, who had been defeated in the Battle of Dannoura, made a series of escapes to the Kyushu Mountains, reached the land of Kuraoka, and then explored deeper into the mountains and penetrated into Shiiba. At this time, Kyoto's Kagura, Gagaku, Ise Kagura, etc., which were handed down by the Heike clan, were infiltrated by the traditional Kagura, and with the progress of time, it became a Kagura with a unique appearance. It is said that the tone of Kagura is made of Traditional Japanese straw raincoat trees growing in the unexplored area of Mt. Shiraiwa, stretched with Deer skins caught in Okuyama, Drums tightened at both ends with hemp ropes, flutes made by drilling holes in shinobamboo, and the elegant sound and strange investigation of the metropolitan tone by clapping hands became a unique Kagura rhythm and formed Kuraoka Kagura. In July of 2023 (Reiwa 5), the Kuraoka Gion Kagura Preservation Society restored this ancient Kagura Drum. Kuraoka Gion Kagura Schedule... Mid-July (Gion Shrine), Early October (Gion Shrine), Mid-November (Tianjin Shrine)
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Miyazaki Gokase Tourism Association
Jul. 4, 2024
【Gokase Towns, Miyazaki Prefecture Traditional Performing Arts】Mulberry Nouchi Shrine Kagura Mulberry Nouchi Kagura began in 1870 (Meiji 3) on the existing mai at the beginning of the Meiji era, and it is said that Kagura began in parallel because Mulberry Nouchi Shrine moved to Dobu in the same year. The mask is "Hannya-men", which is used more often than other Kagura, and is characterized by a fast tempo. Tradition activities are carried out throughout the community to pass on to future generations, and we are focusing on training successors. In Spring and autumn, dedications are held at the Mulberry Nouchi Shrine Grand Festival, and in January, kagura dedications are held throughout the night to pray for a bountiful harvest of five grains and the safety of residents. Mulberry Nouchi Shrine Night Kagura Schedule ... 2nd Saturday of January every year
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