Sakurayama Shrine | Photo report of the joint local performing arts dedication (October 12, 2025) [Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture]

A joint offering of local performing arts by four groups held in the center of Morioka City

This is a video of a joint offering of local performing arts that took place at Sakurayama Shrine in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture on October 12, 2025

There are four performing arts groups in total

• Makibori Kagura(Morioka City)
• Sawame Lion Dance(Morioka City)
• Kanazu-ryu Ishiseki Lion Dance(Oshu City)
• Kurokawa Rice Planting Dance(Morioka City)

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Makibori Kagura

This Kagura dance is dedicated to Makibori Shrine in the Makibori district in the northern part of Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture. It has been designated an intangible folk cultural property of Morioka City

Link:Morioka City Official Website – Makibori Kagura Preservation Society

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Sawame Lion Dance

In the Sawame area of ​​Teshiromori, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, a lion dance of the Maku-odori style has been handed down for approximately 300 years as a memorial dance (a type of Bon dance performed during the Obon period) to pray for the souls of the dead and to drive away evil spirits

It has been designated as an intangible folk cultural property of Morioka City

Link:Sawame Lion Dance Preservation Society (Instagram)

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Kanazu Ryuseki Lion Dance

This group is said to be the originator of the Kanazu style of martial arts, which is passed down in the Esashi region of Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture. It was first passed down from Matsumori Village, Kokubu, Miyagi County (Matsumori, Izumi Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture) in 1779 and has been passed down for over 180 years through 13 generations

Around 1955, during the turbulent period following the Pacific War, the tradition came to an end with the 13th generation, but it was revived in 2002 and is currently run by the 15th generation. It has been designated an intangible folk cultural property of Oshu City

Link:Kanazu Ryuseki Seki Shishiyaki Official Website

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Kurokawa Rice Planting Dance

The rice planting dance is a traditional dance passed down in the Kurokawa area in the southern part of Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture. It has been designated an intangible folk cultural asset of Morioka City

Link:Morioka City Official Website – Kurokawa Rice Planting Dance Preservation Society

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Sakurayama Shrine <Information>

• Name: Sakurayama Shrine
• Address: 1-42 Uchimaru, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, 020-0023
• Phone number: 019-622-2061
• Official URL:https://www.sakurayamajinja.jp/

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