Furyu-odori, ritual dances imbued with people’s hopes and…Japan
Representative List 2022
EN: Girls dance (Chakkirako)
EN: A community comes together to dance (Gujoh-odori)
EN: Dancers wearing masks dance (Onikenbai)
EN: Performers shoulder large objects in Shinji-odori at Katte Shrine
EN: Dancers beating taiko drums dance (Kannoh-gaku)
EN: Ayako-odori dancers preparing for the ritual dance
EN: Mentors teach younger bearers how to play festival music for Gujoh-odori
EN: Bearers create objects used in the ritual dance for Dainenbutsu in Mushoh-no
EN: Items used in the ritual dance are displayed to promote Bon-odori in Nishimonai
EN: A procession walks through a rural area to perform Ayako-odori
