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
March
Festival Music - Matsuda Town Designated Intangible Folk Cultural Property -
The festival of Yorigami Shrine is held on the first Saturday of March, and is a prayer for a good harvest and the safety of the local residents. The "matsuribayashi" music played during the festival, which accompanies the procession of the mikoshi, is a powerful art form that has been passed down since ancient times.
| Date and Time: | March 4 (Saturday) |
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| place: | Yari 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 event is held at Shiraiwa Shrine and is centered around archery on foot, called Yabusame. Shrine members hold triangular pieces of paper called Fukumen in their mouths, walk around the shrine, head toward the approach to the shrine, and shoot arrows at the target and the direction of the lucky direction. Pilgrims compete to take home the targets that have been shot through as talismans.
| Date and Time: | Sunday, March 5 |
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| place: | Shiraiwa Shrine |
| address: | 853 Nishikoiso, Oiso-cho, Naka-gun ( MAP ) |
Source: isotabi.com
Hakone Yutateshishimai (Sengokuhara Kagura Preservation Society) - National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property -
It is dedicated at the annual festival of Suwa Shrine (Sengokuhara). During the Edo period, the Odokagura dance of the Geku of Ise Grand Shrine was introduced to the provinces, and it is said that some parts of it were incorporated into the lion dance.
| Date and Time: | Monday, March 27 |
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| place: | Suwa Shrine |
| address: | 100 Sengokuhara, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun ( MAP ) |
Source: Hakone Town
