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Friday, June 29, 2012

Kanzui Matsuri part 8

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This is the second half of a post on the Oeyama dance as performed at last years matsuri up in Kanzui, The first half can be found her...
Saturday, March 10, 2012

Kanzui Matsuri 7

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The next dance at last years all-night matsuri in Kanzui was Oeyama, a big production with an unusually large cast for a kagura dance so I...
Thursday, February 16, 2012

Kanzui Matsuri 6

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So, it's about one-thirty in the morning and the sixth dance of the matsuri begins, Daikoku and Ebisu. There is not really a story, ...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

Kanzui Matsuri 5

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Suzukayama is another hero versus demon piece based on a Noh drama. The hero is Sakanoue Tamuramaro who was given the title of shogun (ba...
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Sunday, January 8, 2012

Kanzui Matsuri 4

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Its just about midnight at the small shrine in the mountain settlement of Kanzui not far from my own village. The annual matsuri got under...
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Kanzui matsuri 3

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The third dance at Kanzui's annual all-night matsuri was the first theatrical piece of the evening, Yumi Hachiman. The dance is very com...
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Kanzui Matsuri 2

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For various reasons I only managed to get to one matsuri this Autumn, so I thought I would post on each dance in a little more detail. The s...
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