Do you want to dance! Shinshu style dance

"Dance Nembutsu" hopes for paradise by driving drums and gongs, singing a Buddha, and entering an ecstatic border. It is a folk performing arts that is said to have been the roots of the Bon Odori dance in the Kamakura period, and the founder of Tokimune, Ichienjin, played the whole country and spread it to the people.

It is the "Atobe Dance Menbutsu", which is inherited by local residents in the locals of Saku City. The beginning was in the winter of Koyasu 2 (1279). Ichienjinjin, who had been promoting the religion of Nenbutsu in various parts of the country, visited Saku City for the return to Zenko -ji Temple, to visit the grave of his uncle who was distributed to the land of Saku after being involved in the rebellion of Seikoji. 。 At that time, it is said that when the memorial service was held, the people's hearts were clear and religious, and they danced while singing the Buddha naturally.

▲ In the "Atobe Elderly Rest House" near the monument of "Atobe's birthplace", there is also a corner that introduces its history.

Even in the Edo period, when the control of entertainment was severe, the traditional event of the dancing and the Buddha was allowed, and it was held for five days in the New Year's New Year and February. At the time, "Atobe's Odori Nembutsu" has been recorded that it was so crowded that there was a participation from nearly 79 villages.

▲ The dojo in the main hall stands around 49 pagoda and four torii gates around, covering the roof with a white cloth, and raises a phoenix that expresses the soul's flying up at the top.

Since the resurrection performance was held in April before the agricultural period, regular meetings are currently held at the main hall of the temple every year on the first Sunday of April. The main hall assembled a dojo (stage) (3.38m) square (3.38m), which was resembled as a Pure Land, and installed two drums in the center. In accordance with the two drums, eight dancers play the gong while singing "Minami Amida Buddha" and dances around the drums.

Finally, there is also a distribution of wisdom dumplings that share fortune with attendees. It is a three -color dumpling prepared by locals, continuing to support traditional culture in the region, and is now a precious Japanese performing arts, which was once one of the pleasures of the common people.

Minami -Shinshu is said to be the "treasure trove of folk performing arts." Various festivals are transmitted to various places through the Kanto and Kansai highway, and they are changing according to history and climate. In particular, Anan -cho, located at the southern tip of Nagano prefecture, is a place where the unique festival of the Heike is deep enough to be handed down, and has a unique festival that is rooted in a simple life. Eventually, two different wind -style dances held during the Obon season were registered as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

One of them is "Niino Bon Dance". It is a quiet dance that has been around for more than 500 years in the Niino area located on the southernmost prefectural border of the town. From 9:00 pm to 6 o'clock in the morning on August 14th to 16th, the residents will remain a spirit at the venue at the venue at the venue and repeat the six kinds of dances every night without resting at night. It does not use any instruments such as flute or drums, but only the "Ondo out" by 5 to 6 people on the tower (yagura), and the voice of the dancers around the tower. It is a ring dance that dances about 500 meters east -west around the tower, and all operations are simple and slow.

▲ The ritual of "Dance God Sending". A sliced ​​lantern is piled up in the square, and after the ceremony of the trick by the party, the cut -off lantern is ignited by the signal of the fireworks.

Minami -Shinshu is said to be the "treasure trove of folk performing arts." Various festivals are transmitted to various places through the Kanto and Kansai highway, and they are changing according to history and climate. In particular, Anan -cho, located at the southern tip of Nagano prefecture, is a place where the unique festival of the Heike is deep enough to be handed down, and has a unique festival that is rooted in a simple life. Eventually, two different wind -style dances held during the Obon season were registered as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

One of them is "Niino Bon Dance". It is a quiet dance that has been around for more than 500 years in the Niino area located on the southernmost prefectural border of the town. From 9:00 pm to 6 o'clock in the morning on August 14th to 16th, the residents will remain a spirit at the venue at the venue at the venue and repeat the six kinds of dances every night without resting at night. It does not use any instruments such as flute or drums, but only the "Ondo out" by 5 to 6 people on the tower (yagura), and the voice of the dancers around the tower. It is a ring dance that dances about 500 meters east -west around the tower, and all operations are simple and slow.

In the ritual of "Odori God Send", the dancers who regret the end of the Bon Dance continue to make and dancing in various sizes to prevent the progress of the queue, and reached the Niino Bon Dance.

From 2004, a child class for elementary and junior high school students will be held. The Anan Town Board of Education plans to deliver live for those who cannot return home.

"The Bon Dance of Niino is not fun to see, but you can understand the fun by actually dancing," says Hayashi. "I want many people to come here and participate because choreography is easy to remember and anyone can freely join the dancing circle for a long time."

"Wago no Nembutsu Dance" is held during the Obon period in the Wako area in the area of ​​the Fukayama Yudani in Anan Town. It is characterized by a dynamic jumping and dynamic dance, and it is said that it was the most fun event in the year for people in the area who lived on a steep slope and lived in farm work.

The history has various theories, and according to one theory, in 1742, the 15th generation of the Miyashita family, the founder of this area, went to Kawanakajima (now Nagano City) on the way home when the 15th generation Miyashita family came to Edo. It is said that he learned as a souvenir in the village and told the villagers. However, in recent studies, it is believed that Enshu was told because the dancing is similar to the Enshu Daihuju Buddha, which is the hometown of the Miyashita family, the hometown of the Miyashita family, and Enshu.

▲ Men wearing Sugasa wearing paper hanging out violently and dancing. It is said that it called the spirit of the dead and expresses a certain joy with the Buddha.

The dancing configuration is "in the garden", "Nenbutsu", and "Wasan", and the center is the center. It started slowly and strictly and gradually increased, and 6 to 7 people hit the drums, and the bare feet (one dancer) of each other (two dancers), whose bare feet (two dancers) were in line with the sound of a high gong and flute. While hitting each other, I will make a narrow dance. Energetic dancing over 10 minutes overwhelms the viewer.