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Japan has a long tradition of the lion dance and the dance is known as shishi-mai (獅子舞) in Japanese. It is thought to have been imported from China during the Tang dynasty, and became associated with the celebration of Buddha's Birthday. The first lion dance recorded in Japan was at the inauguration ceremonies of Tōdai-ji in Nara in 752 ...
Shishi kagura – a form of lion dance, in which a group of dancers take on the role of the lion (shishi) and parade around the town. The lion mask and costume is seen as, in some ways, embodying the spirit of the lion, and this is a form of folk worship and ritual, as other forms of lion dances are in Japan and elsewhere.
A traditional folk dance (鹿踊り, "deer dance") from northern Japan, primarily preserved in Iwate, Miyagi, and Uwajima regions. Performers wear deer-head masks (shishi-gashira) with hanging cloth covering their upper bodies, and perform vigorous jumping movements imitating deer.
The final dance is performed by a shishi, a personification of the mountain god. The dances are also performed at other times of the year and outside of the Hayachine Shrine, but rarely in the full cycle, which lasts five hours. Hayachine kagura "discipleship" shows are performed throughout Iwate Prefecture. [2]
Urushi-kawa Lion Dance 漆川獅子舞 Urushi-kawa shishi mai: Goshogawara City Urushi-kawa Shishi-mai Preservation Society ...
A slower type of dance is the jo no mai, which is also done by a female, sometimes dressed up as a ghost of a noble woman, a spirit, or a deity. A male's dance is otoko mai. In otoko mai the performer does not wear a mask and is portraying the character as being heroic. Another male dance is kami mai, where the dancer acts as though he is a ...
The Sasara of Hanazono Shrine is a Shishi Mai (ritual dance with a lion's mask) with a 900 year-tradition. This dance can be seen yearly on May 5 at the Hanazono Shrine. The Ofuna-Matsuri, the seafarer's festival, is held only once every five years.
Chigo no Mai of Kawaguchi (河口の稚児の舞, Kawaguchi no chigo no mai) [168] April 25 (Magomi Festival (孫見祭)) and July 28 (Daidai Festival (太々御神楽祭)) Dance of about 10 young girls accompanied by drums, hourglass-shaped drums, and flutes considered as a type of daidai kagura. The dance has been designated under Criteria 2, 3.