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Masuzawa Kagura (city-designated intangible ethnic cultural property)

Hayachine-style kagura, descended from the Oide kagura of Tono City's Tsukumagumachi, is a form of kagura that is known in the Tono area as the Shinto school of kamijinha. It is said to have been introduced to Masuzawa about 180 years ago, according to oral tradition. Dates】August 15: Hachiman Shrine Festival in Masuzawa Takadate, September 10: Kurazako Kannon Hakusan Shrine Festival, January 20: Hatsu-mai (dance performance) at Miyamori Village Rural Women's House, and other performances as requested.

Tonogo Hachiman Shrine

In the 5th year of Bunji (1189), Asonuma Hirotsuna, who had served in the pursuit of the Fujiwara clan in Hiraizumi and was given Tonogo by Minamoto no Yoritomo, sent Hirofusa Uokata as magistrate and built a ``tate'' in Komarashi, Matsuzaki Village. , worshiped the guardian deity, Hachiman-kami, and ruled Tonogo. Afterwards, Hirotsuna Asonuma built Yokota Castle and invited Hachimangu Shrine to be built in Miyashiro, the Tohoku region (Kimon), and revered it. The general guardian of Tonogo. The festival is held in mid-September and various local performing arts are performed.

famine monument

This is a memorial tower for those who starved to death in the Tono territory's worst harvest in 1755. This is a small monument on the roadside in a place called Miyashiro. It is engraved with the hardships of the people who overcame the harsh terrain of Tono.