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The Akasaki Festival was held in 2023.
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Last updated:
Sep 11, 2023
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Nagato Tourism Convention Association
Traditional performing arts at "Akasaki Shrine Raku-janjiki
Today (Sunday, September 10), the Akasaki Festival was held in the Higashi-Fukagawa area. The Akasaki Festival is a festival that has been held at Akasaki Shrine in the Higashi-Fukagawa area for more than 400 years. Raku-odori" and "Yumoto Nanjo Odori" are dedicated as the main event at the "Akasaki Shrine Raku-jyan", a nationally designated Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property. This article provides photos of the festival.
Akasaki Festival
Stalls will line the streets around the Akasaki Shrine Raku-jiki, the main venue of the festival.
Gakudori "Toranokodori" / "Tsuki no mae no reigaku
Local people, mainly from the Higashi-Fukagawa area, dedicate the Gakudori dance.
Akasaki Shrine
Akasaki Shrine Raku-zekijitsu
Yumoto Nanjo Odori
The people of Nagato Yumoto will perform "Yumoto Nanjo Odori".
Yumoto Nanjo Odori" is performed in various places
On this day, "Yumoto Nanjo Odori" was performed not only at the Akasaki Festival site but also in various other places.
Nagato Yumoto "Daneiji Temple
Before leaving for the Akasaki Festival, the first dance of the day was performed at Daneiji Temple.
While dancing, you will enter the precincts of Daneiji Temple from the old mountain road.
In front of Iiyama Hachimangu Shrine
After dancing at the Akasaki Shrine Raku-janjiki, the dancers continued their dedication at the nearby Iiyama Hachiman Shrine.
Nagato Yumoto Hot Spring Resort
In the evening, the group returned to Nagato Yumoto Onsen and performed the last dance of the day in the hot spring resort area.
Although everyone was exhausted by the sunshine as if summer had returned, the Akasaki Festival and the Yumoto Nanjo Odori dance tour were successfully completed this year as well. We hope to see you again next year for another magnificent dance performance!
