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Shimogo's Sasara Lion Dance

Shimogo's Sasara Lion Dance

Event Overview

This lion dance has been passed on by the children of Hinata Shimogo and Kumano Shrine, and is also known as "Gotenzasa" because he was called in the castle during the Sengoku period by the entrance of the Kumakura castle lord Nagao Igen. It consists of a male lion, a female lion, a child lion, a flower hat, a flute, and a song, and the three lions dance in a white tabi with a "five-crested" crested hakama.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Kumano Shrine
  • Address:   
  • Arakawa River, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture
  • PublicTransportation:   
Chichibu Railway Shiraku Station → 10-minute walk
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0494-54-2114 (Regional Promotion Division, Arakawa General Branch, Chichibu)

Event Period

  • Saturday, October 12, 2024

Price

Free

Event Category

Traditional performing arts and dances

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