The Fujikoto-Kamiwaka Good Harvest Dance started around 400 years ago after the battle of Sekigahara. When Satake clan was transferred to Akita, Satake’s vassals danced to comfort him.
The Fujikoto-Kamiwaka Good Harvest Dance is performed as an offering at the annual Asama Shrine festival. As its name states, it is danced to pray for good harvests but also for the appeasement of the spirits of the ancestors. The lion dance here is danced by three lions, each performed by one person with a small drum at the waist. On the day before the festival, the performance is delivered on the premises of the shrine to appease the spirits of the ancestors. On the day of the festival, one group of performers makes a daimyo’s procession to the shrine to bring out the mikoshi (divine palanquin), and the other group performs the music, lion dance, and horse dance while waiting for the mikoshi to arrive. Once the mikoshi arrives, the music and dance performers usher the mikoshi around the community.
The characteristics, performance, and how to enjoy Fujikoto Harvest Dance (English version)
The characteristics, performance, and how to enjoy Fujikoto Harvest Dance (Chinese version)
The characteristics, performance, and how to enjoy Fujikoto Harvest Dance (Japanese version)
Horse dance performance in 2016
Lion dance performance in 2016
Current activities
The dance performance is held on September 7 & 8 in Fujikoto Asama Shrine Festival. (Information from 藤里町 - Fujisato Town)
Address: Asama Shrine, 3-Umazaka, Fujikoto, Fujisato, Yamamoto, Akita
There are no train stations within walking distance to this festival. However, free parking is available throughout the area. The festival takes place throughout the town, and is centered around Asama Shrine. (Information from Visit Shirakami)
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藤琴上若丰作舞
这是作为于浅间神社的祭礼表演祭献舞蹈而举办的。如丰作舞的字面意思,主要祈祷五谷丰登,也作为供养祖先而表演的舞蹈。狮子舞是单人舞狮,由三只狮子敲打腰鼓的同时跳舞。宵宫祭当天在寺院的境内作为感谢祖先与慰灵而表演这个舞蹈,本祭当天早上最先轮到的年轻组以大名行列的形式前往神社迎接神轿,后轮到的年轻组则以囃子方与狮子舞、驹舞等排成队伍等待神轿的巡幸,会和之后走在队伍的前头。
藤琴上若豐作舞
這是作為於淺間神社的祭禮表演祭獻舞蹈而舉辦的。如豐作舞的字面意思,主要祈禱五穀豐收,也作為供養祖先而表演的舞蹈。獅子舞是單人舞獅,由三隻獅子敲打腰鼓的同時跳舞。宵宮祭當天在寺院的境內作為感謝祖先與慰靈而披露這個舞蹈,本祭當天早上最先輪到的年輕組以大名行列的形式前往神社迎接神轎,後輪到的年輕組則透過囃子方與獅子舞、駒舞等排成隊伍等待神轎的巡幸,會合之後走在隊伍的前頭。
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