Skunk cabbage from Sadato Plateau

Birthplace of Kiyoshi Sasaki

Yoshiyoshi Sasaki dictated the folklore and folk tales of the Tono region to Kunio Yanagida, the author of The Tales of Tono. The house where Kiyoshi Sasaki was born is located in Yamaguchi, Tsuchibuchi Town, and although it no longer has the thatched roof of the past, it still stands in its original location. His grave is located in a mass cemetery on a hill called ``Yamaguchi Dannohana'' near his birthplace.

Tono Shishi Dance

Shikaodori, which is danced throughout the prefecture, can be roughly divided into two types based on the dance style: Taikoodori (in the southern part of the prefecture) and Makuodori (in the northern part of the prefecture). The Taiko dance type dancers carry a 1 to 3 meter long Sasara bamboo on their backs, hang a drum on their bellies, dance while beating the drum, and are characterized by their large deer masks. In the maku-odori type, the curtain is lowered in both hands, accompanied by flutes and drums, and except for the Tono deer dance, the deer masks are small. The origin of the Taiko drum dance originates from the Shinto rituals of Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara, and is said to have been transformed into a dance for an event to pray for peace in the village and drive away evil spirits, and the costumes we see today are thought to date back to the Edo period. It will be done. Hinode Shrine Festival, Oise Festival, Nanbu Shrine Festival, Tono Hachiman Shrine Festival.

Ukotori-sama

This small shrine is often visited by couples as it is said to be the god of love. It is said that if you can tie the red cloth sold at the unmanned shop in the shrine grounds to a tree using just your left hand, you will be blessed with the fulfillment of your unrequited love.