Kuromori Kabuki 黒森歌舞伎 Hie jinja Shrine 日枝神社 Sakata 酒田市 Yamagata 山形県 by Kari Gröhn karigrohncom
Kuromori Kabuki 黒森歌舞伎 Hie-jinja Shrine 日枝神社 Sakata 酒田市 Yamagata 山形県 by Kari Gröhn karigrohncom
Kuromori kabuki has been handed down by the farmers in the rural village of Kuromori for over 270 years. The kabuki play is offered to the god at Hie Jinja Shrine every February. This living tradition draws behind the audience a long row of cameras. Some of them show signs of national NHK affiliation.
Besides adult actors and musicians many boys on stage are younger than their early teens. The amateur event is very ´professional`. At first the children’s voices are low pitch and loud when Edo police officers fight the five gangsters. The scene consists of very stylized movements and is full of dramatic poses. Costumes and a beautiful set design compliment the performance.
People in some Japanese farming communities have performed their own version of kabuki plays, imitating the professional theatrical groups that began in the early 16th century. The plays were performed as entertainment and as part of local festivals. Rural kabuki evolved in different directions, depending on the region. Today, only a few groups are still active.
Kuromori Kabuki Matsuri - Outdoor Kabuki Festival in Tohoku
In Tohoku in the small town of Kuromori in Yamagata Prefecture they do a festival where they perform Kabuki outdoor in the middle of February. Though cold, it's a unique experience to see kabuki as snow flakes trickle down. One of the plays is done by kids - kodomo kabuki.
For Kabuki fans, the plays they performed were Shiki Sanbaso, Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, and Genpei Nunobiki No Taki.
Kuromori Kabuki
Kuromori Kabuki
Agriculturally themed kabuki has been performed for over 280 years continuously from the mid-Edo era, as a dedication to the Kuromori Hie Shrine in Sakata city. Kuromori kabuki is performed for the gods within the shrine during the extreme cold of February to coincide with the Lunar New Year, and as such it is also referred to as “The dance in snow” or “The cold dance”. It is considered to be one of the nation’s best with its grand scale and variety of performances, and has been designated as one of Yamagata’s prefectural intangible folklore cultural assets.
The youth kabuki group, made up of local children from Kuromori Elementary School, undergoes instruction once a week from October in preparation for the February performance.
Kuromori kabuki is fostering many young performers to carry on the tradition, as most national arts groups are facing an aging population of performers. The kabuki group has received high praise from traditional performing arts researchers for nurturing so many young successors.
Kuromori Community Center, Sakata City 0234-92-2255
Minakuchi Hashu Sai Festival at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine 伏見稲荷 大社 水口播種祭 by Kari Gröhn karigrohncom
Minakuchi Hashu-Sai Festival at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine 伏見稲荷 大社-水口播種祭 by Kari Gröhn karigrohncom
Rice seedlings are transplanted into the nursery beds and prayers are offered for the protection of Inari, so that the plants may grow strong and produce a rich harvest.
Inari Ōkami 稲荷大神 is the god of fertility, rice, and agriculture.
[ 4K60P ] 江戸三大祭り：深川八幡祭り・神輿連合渡御・富岡八幡宮例大祭 2017 Fukagawa Hachiman Festival
東京都江東区の富岡八幡宮の例大祭は、「深川八幡祭り」とも呼ばれ、赤坂の日枝神社の山王祭、神田明神の神田祭とともに「江戸三大祭」の一つに数えられています。
2017年は、3年に1度の本祭りと呼ばれ氏子各町54基が大神輿が勢揃いし連合渡御を行いました。
深川八幡祭は、「水掛け祭」とも呼ばれて沿道からバケツや消防の放水で神輿に水をかけます。
The festival of Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine in Koto-ku, Tokyo is also called Fukagawa Hachiman Festival, and it is counted as one of the Three great festivals in TOKYO together with the Sanno festival of Hie shrine in Akasaka and Kanda festival of Kanda Meigami.
In 2017, it was called the main festival once every three years and 54 portable shrines moved together.
The Fukagawa Hachiman Festival is also called water festival and water is applied to the portable shrine from the roadside by watering of a bucket or Fire hose.
AQUA Geo Graphic (English)
AQUA Geo Graphic (Japanese)
【ビデオ】黒森歌舞伎2016・少年歌舞伎「菅原伝授手習鑑」吉田社頭車引の場
撮影日：2016年2月17日
撮影地：酒田市黒森
《参考》当日スケジュール
午前10時～ 少年太鼓、神事、神楽、三番叟
正午～ 少年歌舞伎「菅原伝授手習鑑」 吉田社頭車引の場
午後1時～ 本狂言「源平布引滝」 木曽義賢討死の場、九郎助住家の場
Uesugi Jinja - Yonezawa City (上杉神社、山形県 米沢市）
One of many attractions of Yamagata Prefecture of Northern Japan. Since this is the first promotional video (kinda), I would like to introduce the main must visit spot of Yonezawa City, and that is the Uesugi Jinja, which located in the middle of the city itself.
Uesugi Jinja was established in 1876 by local followers of Uesugi Clan, dedicated to one of the most famous warrior during the Warring States Period, Uesugi Kenshin. Most of the buildings was caught by fire during the Great Yonezawa Fire in 1917 or 1919, which around 2,294 homes were destroyed. However, the shrine was rebuilt in 1923.
BGM: The Best is Yet to Come by Aoife Ní Fhearraigh
酒田・黒森歌舞伎の正月公演
酒田市黒森地区に伝わる農民芸能「黒森歌舞伎」の正月公演が15日、地区内の黒森日枝神社で行われ、市民らが風情を感じさせる雪中芝居を楽しんだ。
黒森歌舞伎（山形県指定民俗文化財）平成27年度正月公演
『仮名手本忠臣蔵』＜二幕目／祇園町一力茶屋の場＞
歌舞伎で【妖怪ウォッチ（ようかい体操第一）】の披露で、場内が沸きました。
黒森少年歌舞伎・少年太鼓
「雪中芝居」として全国的にも名高い県指定無形民俗文化財「黒森歌舞伎」。その文化的価値の高さと舞台に立つ喜びを子どもたちにも体得させ、地域の伝統に対する興味と認識を深め、誇りを持たせようと、酒田市立黒森小学校では、高学年の児童が歌舞伎と太鼓に取り組んでいる。
子どもたちは、秋から歌舞伎一座からの指導を受けながら練習に励み、毎年２月に現地で開催される正月公演と３月の酒田公演で晴れの舞台に立つ。酒田の冬の風物詩を彩るひたむきな活動に対して、県内外から熱い声援をいただいている。
日枝神社 日和山公園 酒田市 山形県
日枝神社 日和山公園 酒田市 山形県
日枝神社 日和山公園 酒田市 山形県
日枝神社 日和山公園 酒田市 山形県