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Furyu-odori : ritual dances
imbued with people’s hopes and prayers

Furyu-odori :ritual dances imbued with people's hopes and prayers
What is Furyu-odori ？
Furyu-odori is a performing art that embodies the spirit of furyu,
which includes features such as being magniﬁcent and drawing thegazes of onlookers. Furyu-odori performers create elaborate costumes
or tools and dance to festival songs or festival music using ﬂutes, taiko
drums, small gongs. They incorporate the prayers of people who wish
for a tranquil life, such as prevention of disasters, repose of thedeceased, or prayers for a bountiful harvest or rain. People of all
generations in the communities concerned take part in furyu-odori.
Furyu-odori are a type of performing arts representative of Japan. They
reﬂect the history and climate of each region they have been practiced
in and have been passed down with diverse forms they continue to playa major role as a source of the community s vitality.
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1 Chakkirako

22 Sanyare-odori in Ohmi Konan

2 Dainenbutsukenbai in Nagai

23 Naginata-furi of the Kenketo Festival in Ohmi

3 Onikenbai

24 Rokusai-nenbutsu in Kyoto

4 Bon-odori in Nishimonai

25 Yasurai-bana

5 Bon-odori in Kemanai

26 Hanagasa-odori in Kuta

6 Kashima-odori in Ogoh-uchi

27 Furyuu oh-odori ko-odori in Ama

7 Oh-odori in Niijima28 Oh-odori in Totsukawa

8 Ho-oh no mai in Shimohirai

29 Sagimai at Yasaka Shrine in Tsuwano

9 Omineiri in Yamakita

30 Shiraishi-odori

10 Ayakomai

31 Ohmiya-odori

11 Dai no saka

32 Jindai-odori in Nishiiya

12 Dainenbutsu in Mushoh-no

33 Ayako-odori

13 Odorinenbutsu in Atobe

34 Nenbutsu-odori in Takinomiya

14 Bon-odori in Niino

35 Kannoh-gaku

15 Nenbutsu-odori in Wagoh

36 Jangara in Hirado

16 Gujoh-odori

37 Okita-odori and Kuromaru-odori in Ohmura

17 Kanomizu-kakeodori

38 Tsushima no Bon-odori18 Bon-odori in Tokuyama

39 Nobara hachimangu furyu

19 Bon-odori in Utougi

40 Yoshihiro-gaku

20 Yonenbutsu and Bon-odori in Ayado

41 Ara-odori in Gokase

21 Shinji-odori at Katte Shrine

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1 Chakkirako
Miura City,Kanagawa Prefecture

Girls holding fans and decorated lease rods dance to the songs of women, praying
for a bountiful catch.
1. Date held: January 15
2. Performance: Some parts are open to the public（performances are at shrines, inshopping areas, and houses, but houses are not open to the public to protect theprivacy of residents）2 Dainenbutsukenbai in Nagai

7 Oh-odori in Niijima

Dancers wearing magniﬁcent outﬁts dance to songs that include nenbutsu chanting
to pray for the repose of their ancestors or people who have died.
1. Date held: During the Bon festival period in summer（But not annually orregularly）
2. Performance: Open to the public

10 to 20 people form a circle and dance a dance of repose with characteristic slow
movements. The dance is performed to ancient songs.
1. Date held: August 14（Wakagou district）, August 15（Honson district）
2. Performance: Open to the public

3 Onikenbai

8 Ho-oh no mai in Shimohirai

Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture

Kitakami City,Oshu City, Iwate PrefectureNiijima Village, Tokyo

Hinode Town, TokyoDancers wearing masks with stern expressions purify the land with dynamic footmovements, as a memorial service for the dead or their ancestors.
Nenbutsukenbai in Ho-o no Ki Zawa
1. Date held: September 16 / 2. Performance: Open to the public
Dainenbutsukenbai in Kawanishi
1. Date held: August 24 / 2. Performance: Open to the public
Onikenbai in Iwasaki
1. Date held: August 16 / 2. Performance: Open to the public
Onikenbai in Nameshida
1. Date held: Around August 16 / 2. Performance: Open to the public

There are two types of dances: one involves boys who dance wearing costumes andheadbands or fans and the other young men who dance wearing costumes madeto look like the legendary phoenix. In both dances, prayers are made for rain or
prevention of sickness.
1. Date held: A weekend close to September 29
2. Performance: Open to the public

4 Bon-odori in Nishimonai

9 Omineiri in YamakitaPeople wearing kimonos or yukata robes and woven hats or hoods dance, praying
for a good harvest for the year or for the repose of their ancestors.
1. Date held: From August 16 to 18 annually
2. Performance: Open to the public

The songs and dance movements are all transmitted orally. Dancers dressed ascharacters like the long-nosed tengu, the lion, or the plain-faced woman dance tomusic played by ﬂutes or taiko drums.
1. Date held: The second Sunday of October every 5 years
2. Performance: Open to the public

5 Bon-odori in Kemanai

10 Ayakomai

Ugo Town, Akita Prefecture

Kazuno City, Akita PrefectureYamakita Town, Kanagawa Prefecture

Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture

Men and women wearing kimonos wear a traditional cloth on their head and dance
gracefully around a bonﬁre.
1. Date held: From August 21 to 23 annually
2. Performance: Open to the public

There are three types of dances: two are danced gracefully to songs or the sound oftaiko drums or ﬂutes by dancers holding a fan, and the third is a skit that is plain
but humorous.
1. Date held: The second Sunday of September
2. Performance: Open to the public

6 Kashima-odori in Ogoh-uchi

11 Dai no saka

The performance is done by six dancers, two people playing ﬂutes, and two people
playing drums. All performers on the stage are men.
1. Date held: The ﬁrst Sunday of September
2. Performance: Open to the public

Dancers form a circle and dance during the night to songs and flutes playing
beautiful but mournful music.
1. Date held: August 14, 15, 16 annually
2. Performance: Open to the publicOkutama Town, Tokyo

Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture12 Dainenbutsu in Mushoh-no

17 Kanomizu-kakeodori

At night, men wearing white outﬁts dance indoors to the rhythm of taiko drums orsmall gongs to drive away evil.
1. Date held: Around February and August 16
2. Performance: Open to the public

People including four youths with ﬂower decorations on their backs dance while
praying for peace, a good harvest, or rain.
1. Date held: The second Saturday and Sunday of September
2. Performance: Open to the public

13 Odorinenbutsu in Atobe

18 Bon-odori in Tokuyama

Eight dancers wearing purple kimonos play small gongs to the beat of taiko drums
and dance while leaping about.
1. Date held: The ﬁrst Sunday of April
2. Performance: Open to the public

There are three types of dance； for example, dancers dance while wearing a head
covering that looks like a deer, or dance using fans or sticks.
1. Date held: August 15
2. Performance: Scheduled to be open to the public

14 Bon-odori in Niino

19 Bon-odori in Utougi

Uenohara City, Yamanashi PrefectureSaku City, Nagano Prefecture

Anan Town, Nagano PrefectureGujoh City, Gifu Prefecture

Kawanehon Town, Shizuoka Prefecture

Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

For three days, dancers dance until morning to music made with only human voices（no instruments）. Anyone can participate in the performance.
1. Date held: August 14 to 16, the fourth Saturday of August
2. Performance: Open to the public

Dancers perform separate dances depending on their gender, and they hold various
items while dancing.
1. Date held: August 14 and 15
2. Performance: Open to the public

15 Nenbutsu-odori in Wagoh

20 Yonenbutsu and Bon-odori in Ayado

After barefoot men dance by slamming into each other forcefully to the sound oftaiko drums, a nenbutsu song is chanted quietly.
1. Date held: August 13 to 16
2. Performance: Open to the public

The villagers walk in lines and chant nenbutsu chants at speciﬁc spots, then dance a
Bon festival dance with just vocal songs and the beat of geta sandals being clappedtogether.
1. Date held: August 10 and 15
2. Performance: Open to the public

16 Gujoh-odori

21 Shinji-odori at Katte ShrineAnan Town, Nagano PrefectureGujoh City, Gifu Prefecture

During roughly 30 nights of summer, anyone can enjoy dancing in areas of thecastle town.
1. Date held: Roughly 30 nights from the middle of July to early September
2. Performance: Open to the public

Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture

Iga City, Mie Prefecture

People wearing magnificent outfits and spectacular decorations on their backs
perform a dance with a slow tempo.
1. Date held: The second Sunday of October
2. Performance: Open to the public

22 Sanyare-odori in Ohmi Konan

27 Furyuu oh-odori ko-odori in AmaDancers call “Sanyare” as they dance to songs played on taiko drums, small gongs,and ﬂutes to pray for the prevention of disasters.
1. Date held: May 3 or 5（not held annually in some areas）
2. Performance: Open to the public

When prayers for rain are answered, two types of dance with different melodies andoutﬁts are performed to thank the deities.
1. Date held: A Sunday close to September 15
2. Performance: Open to the public

Kusatsu City, Ritto City, Shiga Prefecture

Kusatsu City

Minami awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture

Ritto City

23 Naginata-furi of the Kenketo Festival in Ohmi

28 Oh-odori in Totsukawa

The performance includes children dancing while playing instruments and a dance
in which dancers use Naginata（a traditional type of pole weapon）or sticks.
1. Date held: May 3 and 5
2. Performance: Open to the public

Men and women holding bachi（drumsticks）decorated with ornaments of manycolors, taiko drums, or lanterns dance.
1. Date held: August 13, 14, 15
2. Performance: Open to the public

24 Rokusai-nenbutsu in Kyoto

29 Sagimai at Yasaka Shrine in Tsuwano

In the past, performers would simply chant nenbutsu chants and ring small gongs
or beat taiko drums. But since the Edo period（roughly the 17th century）, elements
or Noh or Kabuki theater and other performances were incorporated and theatricalmovements are now included with the playing of instruments.
1. Date held: April 25（Kisshoin Rokusai）, August 9（Mibu Rokusai）,
August 16（Chudoji Rokusai, Saihoji Rokusai）, August 22（Sain Rokusai, Katsura
Rokusai, Koyamago Rokusai）, August 23（Sagano Rokusai）,
August 25（Kuze Rokusai, Kisshoin Rokusai）,
August 31（Kuze Rokusai）, etc.
2. Performance: Open to the public

At the center of the performance, two people dressed as a male and female herondance to songs, praying for good health.
1. Date held: July 20, 27
2. Performance: Open to the public

25 Yasurai-bana

30 Shiraishi-odori

Moriyama City, Koka City, Higashiomi City, Ryuoh Town, Shiga PrefectureKyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

Totsukawa Village, Nara Prefecture

Tsuwano Town, Shimane Prefecture

Kasaoka City, Okayama Prefecture

Men with long hair beat on taiko drums and dance to call in deities who bring pestilence and thentrap them in umbrellas decorates with ﬂowers to remove pestilence.
1. Date held:Imamiya Yasurai-bana
1. Date held: The second Sunday of April / 2. Performance: Open to the public
Kawakami Yasurai-bana
1. Date held: The second Sunday of April/ 2. Performance: Open to the public
GenbuYasurai-bana
1. Date held: The second Sunday of April / 2. Performance: Open to the public
Kamigamo Yasurai-bana
1. Date held: May 15 / 2. Performance: Open to the public
2. Performance: Open to the publicDancers wearing different costumes dance simultaneously to one leader while
making different movements. The dance is performed in memorial of ancestors.
1. Date held: July, August 13-16（July is for events and the performers wear thecostumes. August is a Bon festival event and the costumes are not worn）
2. Performance: Open to the public

26 Hanagasa-odori in Kuta

31 Ohmiya-odori

Men holding lanterns decorated with artiﬁcial ﬂowers sing songs transmitted formore than 500 years at shrines and thank deities for the yearʼs good harvest.
1. Date held: August 24
2. Performance: Open to the publicThis is a beautiful Bon festival dance in which dancers dance around a leader undera large lantern.
1. Date held: From late July to late August
2. Performance: Open to the publicKyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture32 Jindai-odori in Nishiiya

37 Okita-odori and Kuromaru-odori in Ohmura

Women wearing decorated straw hats or dancers dressed as different characterswith roles dance to songs and music played by people holding large taiko drums.
1. Date held:Zentoku district June 25 according to the lunar calendar
Tokuzen district A weekend between late September and early October
2. Performance: Open to the public

Okita-odori: A dance in which performers pretend to cut each other with katana
swords.
Kuromaru-odori: Dancers carrying four large flowery decorations and two large
ﬂags twirl slowly, dancing a majestic dance while beating on taiko drums.
1. Date held: Hana-shobu festival（June）, Ohmura Autumn festival（November）,
Hoyo festival（Kuromaru-odori only, November 28）
2. Performance: Open to the public

33 Ayako-odori

38 Tsushima no Bon-odori

Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture

Manno Town, Kagawa PrefectureOmura City, Nagasaki Prefecture

Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture

People such as boys dressed in womenʼs clothing dance, praying for rain.
1. Date held: Once every 2 years, on the ﬁrst Sunday of September
2. Performance: Open to the public

People including adult men wearing womenʼs clothing dance, praying to theirancestors for happiness.
1. Date held: Around August 15th
2. Performance: Open to the public

34 Nenbutsu-odori in Takinomiya

39 Nobara Hachimangu Furyu

People form a circle in front of a shrine. While people play conch shells, small
gongs, taiko drums, and ﬂutes, dancers in the middle of the circle leap about anddance to pray for a good harvest of grains to the music of the instruments and callsof “Namuami-doya.”
1. Date held: A Sunday in late August
2. Performance: Open to the public

Two children beat a large taiko drum and small taiko drum to songs and ﬂutes while
dancing to ward off evil.
1. Date held: October 15
2. Performance: Open to the public

35 Kannoh-gaku

40 Yoshihiro-gaku

Ayagawa Town, Kagawa Prefecture

Buzen City, Fukuoka PrefectureArao City, Kumamoto Prefecture

Kunisaki City, Oita Prefecture

Young men dance gallantly while playing on small taiko drums called Shime-daikothat they strap to their chests.
1. Date held: April 30 and May 1 of years ending in even numbers
2. Performance: Open to the public

Many men wear traditional helmets or hats and dance while beating on taiko drums
on their chest.
1. Date held: The fourth Sunday of July
2. Performance: Open to the public

36 Jangara in Hirado

41 Ara-odori in Gokase

Hirado City, Nagasaki PrefectureDancers go around different areas holding flags. They dance to pray for a goodharvest or rain while taiko drums, ﬂutes, and small gongs are played.
1. Date held: August 14（Shijiki, Noko districts）, August 15（Houki, Himosashi,Neshiko, Nakatsura, Tsuyoshi districts）, August 16（Yamanaka, Kawauchi-zaidistricts）, August 18（Hirado districts）

Gokase Town, Miyazaki Prefecture

About 60 dancers wearing the costumes of warriors and holding weapons such as
spears, bows, and ﬁrearms dance roughly 10 songs.
1. Date held: A Sunday at the end of September
2. Performance: Open to the public