List of Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties

Columns: Name | Date | Remarks | Location
Nagai Great Nenbutsu Sword Dance ( 永井の大念仏剣舞 , nagai dainenbutsu kenbai ) | August 10 | Highly decorated sword dances with dancers wearing large-brimmed hats decorated with flowers | Morioka , Iwate | Devil 's Sword Dance ( 鬼剣舞 , oni kenbai ) | August 16 | Sword dance originating in nenbutsu kenbai of Yamagata Prefecture where it was used to drive away evil spirits . The dances , accompanied by drums , cymbals and flutes are performed by eight men or women wearing demon masks topped by horsehair . The masks in red , white , blue , and black represent the four seasons and four directions from where spirits are driven away and are also thought to represent an alternative form of the Buddha | Sentoku-ji , Kitakami , Iwate | Nishimonai Bon Odori ( 西馬音内の盆踊 , nishimonai no bon odori ) | August 16 -18 | One of the three main bon odori in Akita Prefecture , performed by women wearing zukin hats that virtually conceal their faces . The dance and handwaving is accompanied by hayashi musicians located on a high roofed platform behind the dancers . The dance is seen as a prayer for a fruitful year and as an obon service | Ugo , Akita | Kemanai Bon Odori ( 毛馬内の盆踊 , kemanai no bon odori ) | August 21 -23 | One of the three main bon odori in Akita Prefecture with participants dancing around bonfires and women dancers wearing scarves that conceal the lower part of their face | Towada Kemanai , Kazuno , Akita | Shimohirai Phoenix Dance 下平井の鳳凰の舞 Shimohirai no Hōō no Mai | Weekend nearest to September 29 | Kasuga Shrine , Hinode , Tokyo | Ogōchi Kashima Dance ( 小河内の鹿島踊 , ogōchi no kashima odori ) or Gion odori | 2nd Sunday in September | Group dance of men in female costumes with flower decorated headwear | Ogōchi Shrine , Okutama , Tokyo | Niijima Great Dance ( 新島の大踊 , niijima no ōodori ) | August 14 -15 | Bon odori dances distinguished by participants wearing red hats on the first and purple hats on the second day | Niijima , Tokyo

Example questions:
What is this Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties mythological bird called in Chinese , to which the dance from the town with 17,141 residents is dedicated ? | From which Japanese era did this Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties festival in the city with 15,341 households start ? | On which date based on the Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties solar calendar is this custom from the town with an area of 230.75 square kilometres celebrated ? | How many dancers usually perform this Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties dance originated from the city with a population density of 211 persons per km² ?

Answers:
Fenghuang | the Kan'ei era | the 15th of July | eight