Twill cherry blossom trees

continuation stone

On top of two rows of stones, on the left side is a huge stone about 7 meters wide, 5 meters deep, and 2 meters thick that acts as a capstone. In the 11th chapter of Tono Monogatari Shui, it says, ``Zokuishi closely resembles what scholars call dolmens these days.'' It is also said that the tombs of ancient people were made of large stones, but Musashibo Benkei There is also a legend that a man got his foot caught and placed a capstone on the base stone.

Tono Local Doll Folk Art Village

You can also see and experience making Tsukubagyu dolls, a traditional craft made from Japanese paper and Tono soil, which were popular in the Tsukubagyu area during the Edo period. It is run by Tono's only remaining maker of Fukubagyu dolls.

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.