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Utori Kagura

Fudai Village

Northern Iwate

History / Culture

    It is a type of Yamabushi Kagura in which the gongen is a lion head carrying the divine spirit of Utori Shrine. From January to March every year, the "Mawari Kagura" tour goes around the north to Kuji and the south to Kamaishi every other year. The tour is held at Kagura inns and community centers around the country. Dances from a total of 53 performances will be performed, and prayers will be held. The secret to captivating the audience is the wide variety of programs, including the divine ``Mountain God'', the humorous ``Ebisu Mai'' fishing for sea bream, and skit-like programs. In 2015, it was designated as a national important intangible folk cultural property.

    Location
    Address: 13 Ukotori, No. 25, Fudai Village, Shimohei District, Iwate Prefecture, 028-8362
    Inquiries
    Utori Shrine Office
    Phone number 0194-35-2339
    Website
    http://www.vill.fudai.iwate.jp/Open in new tab
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    Kenji Miyazawa Poetry Monument (Kurosaki Observation Deck)

    Two monuments of Kenji Miyazawa's poetry have been erected in Fudai Village. At Kurosaki Observation Deck, there is a monument with a poem written by ``Motor Ship Ichi.'' Based on the theory that the setting of this work is Nedari Beach, it was built in 2015 in a location overlooking Nedari Beach.

    Fudai Village

    Northern Iwate
    History / Culture

    Kurosakienchi

    Kurosaki is a 150 to 200 meter high cliff that plunges almost perpendicularly into the Pacific Ocean. At the tip of the cape is the Kurosaki Lighthouse, which was selected as one of Japan's top 50 lighthouses in 1998 and one of the ``Lighthouses in Love'' in 2019. The surrounding area includes the symbolic tower at 40 degrees north latitude, the Carillon Bell, the Kurosaki-so National Lodge, and the Kurosaki Observation Deck, and the view of the sunrise from here is breathtakingly beautiful.

    Fudai Village

    Northern Iwate
    Nature / Scenery

    Shirai Kaigan Station

    An unexplored station on the Sanriku Railway, said to be the best in Tohoku. It is sandwiched between two tunnels, and there is only one forest road in front of the station, and it is far from the village. The station's nickname is "The Scent of Sea Urchins." The Shirai area was named because it is a sea urchin production area. The scene where the main characters run through the tunnel aired in the final episode of the drama "Ama-chan" is the Daisan Shirai Tunnel adjacent to the north side (downbound side) of the station. It is also said that the photo was taken in

    Fudai Village

    Northern Iwate
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