Entering the peak of Shanbei

Event Overview

Folk performing arts of the country-designated important intangible folk cultural relics that are transmitted to the Shanhoku-cho Kyowa district. It is said that the ritual of Shugendo has been turned into an entertainment by performing training in the mountains. There is also a lore of the Sōrō Chōnō from the North and South Dynasties, and the examination of drums and whistles and lyrics make you feel somewhere in the Manba period. There are eight kinds and 11 acts from the entrance to the entrance, to the stick dance, the deer dance, the training dance, and the four-story dance, and about 80 men perform roles such as Tengu, the lion, the okame, and the Yamabushi. In recent years, a traditional performance has been held at Takasugi Shinmeisha every five years. In October of the year of Reiwa 5 (2023), a commemorative performance is scheduled since it was listed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in the previous year.

Info

Event Location:

Shinmeisha

Address:

1533 Minasegawa, Yamakita-cho, Ashigarami-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture Shinmeisha and others

PublicTransportation:

A 15-minute drive to JR Sankita Station → Shinmeisha; or a 15-minute walk to JR Sankita Station → Tachikawa-mura Elementary School, Yamakita-cho, a memorial performance venue

CarAccess:

14km25 minutes from Tomei Expressway Oi-Matsuda IC via National Route 246, prefectural road 725 (to Takasugi Shinmeisha); or 8 km11 minutes to Yamakita-cho Tachikawa-mura Elementary School via National Route 246

Phone Number:

0465-75-3649 (Shanhoku Town Board of Education Lifelong Learning Division)

Event Period

Sunday, October 8, 2023

Price

The lore performances of Takasugi Shinmeisha are free; chair and seat seats at Kawamura Elementary School are paid, standing room is free

Event Category

Traditional performing arts and dances

The first road to be held at Shinmeisha (entry)

In the training dance in front of the Shinmeisha Shrine, you can also listen to Yamabushi's blowing shells

Going to the road where all the performers with the peak gather (entry)

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