The Kogake Sasara dance was passed down around 300 years ago during the Keicho period by the people who followed Tokugawa Yoshinobu when he relocated from Hitachi to Akita. It is said to originate from the Doji Fujiwara family, and there are two theories. One of them is that the dance was passed down from Hiyama-Hadate, and the other one is that it came from Aikawa-Haikawa. However, it remains unclear which of the two theories is correct.  Since then, the dance has been performed in the style of a Daimyo procession, to honor the spirits of the ancestors and pray for rich harvests, and it continues to be carefully passed down. 

Costumes

Yakko (servant figure/attendant) 

・yukata

・bean pattern headpiece 

・white fan

・twilled bamboo sticks 

・shashes (tasuki)

Hayashi-kata(musicians)

・yukata 

・bean-patterned headpiece 

・shashes (tasuki)

Shishi (Lion dance)

・lion head 

・feathers 

・hakama (traditional trousers)

・white tabi socks

・foot and hand wrapping

・straw sandals (warashi)

Koma (horse figures)

・hourse head 

・gold rings 

・chset protectors 

・woden frame fethers 

・flag pole with family crest

・horse tail 

・white tabi socks 

・bean-patterned headpiece 

・straw sandals (warashi)

・foot and had wrapings

・wrapping clothes (sarashi)

Intrum　ent 

・Taiko drums 

・Yokobe fluets