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Settai Nanatsumono

Miyako City

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    It is said that Settai volunteers performed this dance in 1915 to pray for a good harvest and the health of the people, and it is said that during the Osaka Winter Siege, local soldiers who went to the front danced Settai Nanatsumono in between battles, and it was well-received. It is being Since then, it has been passed down from ancestors to descendants, and now many young people in the area have joined the preservation society, and it is displayed at events in various places. (Tools: The name "Nanatsumono" seems to have come from the seven tools: Sakiuchi, Yatsubarai, Naginata, Kine, Tachi, Ogi, and Okekatsugi.) [Date and time] District festival , events etc.

    residence/location
    〒027-0384 Taro Aza Settai, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture
    Inquiries
    Yoshiaki Sasaki, Chairman, Settai Shichimono Preservation Society
    Tel: 0193-87-5443
    Website
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