Sagimai (Egret Dance) Monument - Kanoashi District

I walked around the town while it was covered with snow. This was a different scenery than usual.

This is a place you can't miss when you come to Tsuwano.

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Monument Sagimai at the end of the site of the clan school on the street of the Samurai residence in Tsuwano It was a snowy day, so the scenery was always visible in my eyes. There were few highlights, but there are old mansions scattered on both sides of Samurai residence street, after the clan school, etc. The highlights are the samurai residences in Kakunodate and the Kanazawa Nagamachi samurai residences.

A monument that embodies the traditional dance “Samurai” devoted to the Yasaka Faith Shrine, located in the square next to the Tsuwano River, a calm and beautiful cityscape suitable for the name of Sankyo in Sanin. It has been designated as an important intangible folk cultural property of the country as “Tsubano Yasaka Shrine Dance”. By the way, in the legend of Tanabata, the samurai is the existence that handed over the pier to the Milky Way for the cow and the weaver, but the samurai does not come to Kyoto, the source of the samurai dance, It is considered to be a magpie with a white shark wearing a shade even if it is a kind

[Quoted from Wikipedia] [Tsuwano Sagimai] Today, sagi mai is often referred to as Tsuwano sagi mai. [Schedule, itinerary] Tsuwano's sagi mai is dedicated on July 20th and 27th every year, following the Yasaka Shrine's annual festival "Gion Goshinji". It is a tradition that a person called is performing all the events (this is called our shop system). Toya is the protagonist of the dedication of the dance, and there are 20 people in the procession, including the dance that plays the dance, the singing that sings the musical instruments for the hayashi, the singing that sings, and the guardian who protects the procession. To compose and complement the festival. They are also included in the head shop and are sometimes called Sagi Mai head shop to distinguish them. First, after the head shop dedicates Shimenawa to the Shinboku of Yasaka Shrine, the head shop hits the taiko drums on the early morning of the 20th and calls out loudly, "Let's play the taiko drums." The festival starts at. Later, the head shop and the Sagi Mai head shop gather at a place called the head mansion (currently the townsman center, which is called the Otabisho), and perform the ceremony in front of the altar. When the ritual is over, the festival will be in full swing, and after dedicating a dance to the Yaei Shrine and picking up the portable shrine, there will be a procession with the mikoshi at the head and the heron as the lead, and the musicians in various places in the town. Parade through the city while dedicating a dance. Finally, when the dance is finished at the head shop, the heron returns to the Otabisho and finishes the transfer. One week later, the 27th is the day of the return, and while offering the mikoshi again (the route is slightly different), we return to the Yaei Shrine, and finally dedicate the dance in front of the shrine, and then pay everything. After that, a person named Kasaburi will take over to decide the next year's head shop in the shrine precincts. The next year's head shop is called a dance head shop because it waits for the heron to come in. The dance at each place is about 10 minutes, and it is done at 10-11 places a day. Sagi-mai is also said to be a tradition of Tsuwano, and since 1983 (Showa 58), as part of tourism promotion, the dance will be dedicated on the 24th, and will be held in the precincts of Yaei Shrine and in front of JR Tsuwano Station. "Kosagi Odori" by girls is also dedicated in connection with Sagimai, but the history is short and it started from 1958 (Showa 33) with the desire to make children interested in traditional events. be. Little egret used to parade in imitation of Shinko-shiki, but now he is not in the procession. For the heron dance, 3rd to 6th grade girls from the local elementary school are selected. In addition, in connection with this sagi mai, a Kaya-no-waguri will be held at Yasaka Shrine on June 30, after which the head shop will discuss the schedule for this year's sagi mai. Matrix composition How to dance Herons ... One male and one female heron. The head is made of paulownia and the wings are made of cypress, weighing a total of 15 kilograms. It is hard work to parade along the long road while wearing it (for that reason, an adult man plays a role). Stick swing, Kakko ... Dedicate a dance with the role of a heron. How to whisper Taiko, bell, drum, flute ... 2 people each How to sing Sing a song. 6 people Head shop The facilitator of the festival. Guard The guardian of the procession. lyrics The lyrics are sung by the singer (the lyrics are quoted from the Tsuwano Town Tourism Association website) What kind of bird was on the bridge? Kawasagi's Kawasagi's Yar Kawasagi Sagi crossed the bridge The heron crossed the bridge Wet in the rain of the rain Yar Kawasagi Sagi crossed the bridge The heron crossed the bridge As mentioned above, the lyrics are based on the legend of Tanabata, and the magpie is considered to be a magpie.