Let's go see traditional events that can only be seen here now! Series: Summary of Kanagawa's Intangible Folk Cultural Properties March and April Edition
When you hear the term "intangible folk cultural properties," it may sound somehow stuffy and unfamiliar, but it includes things you may have heard of in your daily life, such as lion dances, kite flying, and Dontoyaki, as well as puppet shows, Kagura dance, and festival music.
Kanagawa Prefecture is also home to many of these intangible folk cultural properties, and the prefecture's website has an intangible folk cultural property map. Why not use this as a reference to visit these precious historical cultural sites?
Kanagawa Prefecture Homepage Kanagawa Prefecture Intangible Folk Cultural Properties
URL: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/cnt/f6658/p401454.html
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Yorisaihayashi – Matsuda Town Designated Intangible Folk Cultural Property –
The festival at Yori Shrine is held on the first Saturday of March to pray for the year's bountiful harvest and the safety of the residents. The ``matsurihayashi'' that is played as the mikoshi passes on this festival day is a powerful performing art that has been passed down from generation to generation.
| Date and Time: | Saturday, March 4th |
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| place: | Yori Shrine |
| address: | 2537, Matsuda-cho, Ashigarakami-gun ( MAP ) |
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Source: Matsuda Town
Shiraiwa Shrine Festival – Oiso Town Designated Intangible Folk Cultural Property –
This is an event centered around a shooting ceremony called Yabusame held at Shiraiwa Shrine. Holding a triangular piece of paper called Fukumen in their mouths, the members walk around the shrine building to the approach to the shrine and shoot arrows at the target and the lucky direction. Pilgrims compete to take the target they shoot home as a talisman.
| Date and Time: | Sunday, March 5th |
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| place: | Shiraiwa Shrine |
| address: | 853 Nishikoiso, Oiso-cho, Naka-gun ( MAP ) |
Source: isotabi.com
Hakone's Yutachi Shishimai (Sengokuhara Kagura Preservation Society) - National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property -
It is dedicated at the annual festival of Suwa Shrine (Sengokuhara). It is said that during the Edo period, the great Kagura of the Geku of Ise Grand Shrine was introduced to the region, and some of it was adopted as the Lion Dance.
| Date and Time: | Monday, March 27th |
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| place: | Suwa Shrine |
| address: | 100 Sengokuhara, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun ( MAP ) |
Source: Hakone Town
