Asama Shrine Annual Festival "Tokuyama no Bon Dance"

Asama Shrine Annual Festival "Tokuyama no Bon Dance"

Event Overview

The face of a male-female deer, the dance "Kanmai", the graceful "Hei Yai", and Kyogen create a fantastic night. It was listed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Site as one of the "Wind-ryū dance" in November of the year of Reiwa 4 (2022). Image courtesy Kawane Honmachi Town Development Tourism Association

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Tokuyama Asama Shrine
  • Address:   
  • Tokuyama, Kawanehon-cho, Haibara-gun, Shizuoka
  • Public Transportation:   
Oigawa-Dido Suruga-Tokuyama Station → 10 minutes on foot * Due to the damage caused by Typhoon 15 in September 2022, Ieyama to Sento are operated by a bus.
  • Car Access:   
35km 50 minutes from Shintongomei Expressway Shimada Kanaya IC via National Route 473/Prefectural Route 77
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0547-59-2746 (Kawane Honmachi Town Development Tourism Association)

Event Period

  • Thursday, August 15, 2024

Price

Free

Event Category

Traditional performing arts and dances


Hee Yai Dance
Kawane Honcho Town Development Tourism Association

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