Ukishima tumulus group

Numamiyauchi Koma Dance

The Koma-dori in Numamiya was completed in around 1935 by Mr. Heiichiro Shibata and others who made slight changes to the existing one in Toyama, Tamayama Village, Iwate District, under the guidance of Mr. Kamejiro Kudo of Toyama. There are 7 boys aged 14.5 who will play the pieces, 1 Umako (adult), 2 Sasara (boys), and the musicians are 2 or 3 drums, 2 gongs, and 3 or 4 flute players. . The order of the dances is ``Dori'', ``Oohashi'', and ``Ken''. Date: Iwate Town Autumn Festival Parade (Chunichi)

Tendai sect Kitakamiyama Shintsuhoji Shogaku-in (Mido Kannon-do)

The Tendai sect Kitakamiyama Shintsupoji Shogaku-in, which is commonly called Mido Kannon, is said to have been built in June 2016 as a place of prayer by General Sakanoue Tamuramaro, and was opened by Ryokei, a monk from his family. It has been reported. When the hall was destroyed by fire in 1758, it is written on the ridge plate that Toshio, the lord of the Nanbu domain at the time, restored it in 1758. The current hall was burnt down in 1962 and rebuilt in 1961. The Senju Kannon statue in the main hall was donated to this hospital as a guardian deity when the Nambu clan made this area their territory, and it remains there today. There is also the source of the Kitakami River (Yuhazu no Izumi) within the grounds.

Kawaguchi fox dance

The Kawaguchi Fox Dance is also called Inari Kagura, and the fox symbolizes the use of Inari Daimyojin. It is said that when Inari Shrine was relocated from the Kawaguchi Castle ruins to its current location, a fox dance was also performed, and Kanjiro Segawa completed the process during the Meiji period. The dancers are boys from 12 or 3 years old to around 20 years old. The music consists of 2 to 4 people playing drums, 2 or more people playing flutes, and 2 or more people playing handguns.The drums are danced with the fox. The order is ``circle'', ``two-row crossing'', ``circle'', ``two-row crossing'', and ``concluding circle''. Date Kawaguchi Autumn Festival