#Shakkyo

[a-bit-of-japanology]

Shakkyo - Noh

Paul Binnie - 1997

This is the only print of Noh in this group of Kabuki woodblocks and is done in a "Sosaku-hanga" or creative print style identified by "drawing" straight onto the block with a chisel.

"Shakkyo" means a stone bridge, and refers to the bridge to heaven guarded by Shishi, or mythological, lions.

The mask, shishiguchi, is gilded while the wig is red and made of yaks' hair.

#art #japan #japan art #noh #kabuki #kabuki thetare #asian art #japanese culture #japanese art #ukiyoe #japanese theatre #woodblock #woodblock print #ukiyo e #paul binnie

[missmyloko]

I was watching two different videos with the same dance, but one says the dance is Shakkyo, the other video says the same dance is Ishibashi. I cannot find the videos online. It's danced by two geiko, each having a fan and a stick of peonies - one red and the other one white. What's the real name of the dance, please?

That sounds like Shakkyo ^^

[tanuki-kimono]

Antique kimono outfit, featuring a lively magenta kimono with botan (peony), ryuusui (running water), and kiri (paulownia), paired with a romantic blue butterfly and botan obi. I love how the purple haori (with tsutsuji/azalea in yukiwa/snowflakes) picks the blue tones of that glorious butterfly!

Botan+ryuusui+tsutsuji are patterns usually worn during April, while kiri is an auspicious all-seasons one. I love how the obi pairs botan+butterfly, it’s maybe a nod to the Shakkyo (the stone bridge) noh play ^^

#japan #fashion #kimono #obi #botan #ryuusui #kiri #butterfly #tsutsuji #peony #stream #running water #paulownia #azalea #shakkyo #noh play #着物 #帯

[bethshistoricaldresses]

Kimono, Japan ca. 1860-1880 ℹ Outer #kimono (uchikake) depicting a figure of a bridge across a river gorge, with shishi (mythical lions) and two figures below among peonies. Satin silk with appliqué and embroidery. Lining of polychrome figured silk and red cotton. ℹ The motif on this extremely exuberant outer kimono ( #uchikake ) is a theatrical one which relates to the Chinese legend of #Shakkyo (Stone Bridge). ℹ This refers to a bridge over a steep gorge near the summit of Mount Seiryo which is reputed to lead to the #Buddhist paradise and which is guarded by shishi (mythical lions). ℹ The #kabuki play adapted from this story culminates in a dramatic shakkyomono, or lion dance. The figure on the bridge is a kabuki actor who embodies the spirit of the shishi, while below actual shishi are depicted with other figures surrounded by peonies. ℹ It is possible, therefore, that the uchikake was worn for a kabuki theatre performance. Costumes worn on stage certainly needed to be flamboyant and eye-catching, but the motifs were not normally so literal. ℹ It is more likely, therefore, that this garment belonged instead to a high-ranking #courtesan ℹ The three figures, shishi and peonies are composed of satin and crepe silk, dyed in bright colours, which have been applied to the black ground and then outlined with couched gold-wrapped thread. ℹ The bridge, clouds, water, leaves and other elements are also in couched gold embroidery. The design is padded in places to add extra three-dimensionality, while the eyes of the shishi are of glass as are those of the main figure on the bridge who also has actual hair, from an animal, and buttons of metal. #history #museumcollection #antiquetextile #instamuseum #museumoninstagram #antiquesilk #historicaldress #costumehistory #fashion #historicalfashion #historicalclothing #dresshistory #fashionhistory #historicalcostume #fashionhistorian #19thcentury #19thcenturyfashion #japan #japanese #japanesekimono #japanesecostume Source: The MET https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ixIgcgHpu/?igshid=q0t64nps5ig5

#kimono #uchikake #shakkyo #buddhist #kabuki #courtesan #history #museumcollection #antiquetextile #instamuseum #museumoninstagram #antiquesilk #historicaldress #costumehistory #fashion #historicalfashion #historicalclothing #dresshistory #fashionhistory #historicalcostume #fashionhistorian #19thcentury #19thcenturyfashion #japan #japanese #japanesekimono #japanesecostume

[aic-asian]

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II in Shakkyo Dance in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Second Month, 1769, Ippitsusai Buncho, 1764, Art Institute of Chicago: Asian Art

Clarence Buckingham Collection Size: 31.4 x 14.3 cm (12 3/8 x 5 5/8 in.) Medium: Color woodblock print; hosoban

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/22354/

#asianart #artinstituteofchicago #museumarchive #ippitsusaibuncho

[harvard-art-museums-prints]

Actor Segawa Kikunojō 3rd as a Shakkyo Dancer, Katsukawa Shunkō, Edo period, late 18th to early 19th century, Harvard Art Museums: Prints

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Philip Hofer Fund for the Purchase of Asian Art Size: Paper: H. 31.7 cm x W. 15.1 cm (12 1/2 x 5 15/16 in.) Medium: Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hosoban" format; ink, color and gauffrage ("blind" printing) on paper, with printed signature reading "Katsukawa Shunkō ga"

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/200750

#katsukawashunkō

[jareckiworld]

Meiji Hashimoto  橋本明治 - “Shakkyo”, Noh Play (color on paper, framed,1961)

#Meiji Hashimoto #japanese art #橋本明治 #noh theatre #Noh

[re2-01yasu]

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#日テレ公式チャ��ネル

[tanuki-kimono]

Matching antique kimono and obi, depicting shishi (lions) frolicking among luscious botan (peonies). This pattern association hints at noh play Shakkyo (the stone brigde).

This pattern association might be my all time favourite, I just find it so powerful!

#japan #fashion #kimono #obi #shakkyo #lion #shishi #botan #peony #noh #noh play #着物 #帯

[tanuki-kimono]

Antique kimono depicting shishi lions frolicking among botan/peony by a dramatic waterfall (seen on)

Those motifs are among my favourites. Shishi are considered king among animals and botan queen among flowers. But most of all those two reminds me of the beautiful “Shakkyo” noh play and the “Kagami Jishi” kabuki play famous for its dynamic lion dance:

[picture from]

(Kagamijishi is on youtube with english commentary - but quality isn’t great :S)

#japan #fashion #kimono #shishi #shishi lion #botan #peony #waterfall #taki #noh #shakkyo #kagami jishi #kabuki #lion dance #着物

[tanuki-kimono]

Breathtaking Oiran’s lavish uchikake coats (seen on)

Op doesn’t stress if those were actually worn by Oiran or used in Kabuki plays by onnagata in Oiran roles, but I love the shakkyo inspired one (lion guarding paradise bridge), and the hagoromo (heaven maiden’s feather robe)

#japan #oiran #uchikake #shakkyo #hagoromo #antique #taiju #onnagata #kabuki #oiran dochu

[tanuki-kimono]

Super cool hanafuda (”flower cards”) + ryuusui (stream) yukata (seen on), paired with a Rumirock obi. 

I believe I’ve never touched Hanafuda cards here, so buckle up for a long post ;)

Hanafuda is a card game with 12 different suits of 4 cards. Each suit is linked to a lunar month through symbols, all inspired by classical culture (months where later matched to Western calendar hence why some symbols seem off).

Please note that in the list below, I’ll use ‘meaning’ in the broad sense as following symbols often have many overlaping significations:

睦月 Mutsuki  (1st lunar month) / January => Symbols: matsu (pine), tsuru (crane), hi (sun), ‘akayoroshi’ tanzaku (paper strip, with auspicious あ(か)よろし meaning lit. ‘red is good’ = ‘really wonderful’) => Meaning: eternity, happy/new beginnings as January is the New year month

如月 Kisaragi (2nd lunar month) / February => Symbols: ume (plum blossoms), uguisu (bush warbler), ‘akayoroshi’ tanzaku (paper strip, with auspicious あ(か)よろし lit. ‘red is good’ = ‘really wonderful’) => Meaning: beginning of spring, well read people (especially refers to Michizane/Tenjin), a match made in heaven As a side note, plum branches rising to the sky is an auspicious motif known as yariume/“spear plums” or tachibai/“rising plums 

弥生 Yayoi (3rd lunar month) / March => Symbols: sakura (cherry blossoms), hanamimaku (curtain, here cherry blossoms viewing parties), ‘Miyoshino” tanzaku (paper strip, Yoshino is a place famous for its sakura) => Meaning: beautiful yet fleeting life (like the delicate sakura blossoms)

卯月 Uzuki (4th lunar month) / April => Symbols: fuji (wisteria), hototogisu (cuckoo), red tanzaku (paper strip) => Meaning: coming of summer, beautiful yet fleeting life (cuckoo sometimes symbolize mourning souls). Fuji could also refers to famous episodes of the Tale of Genji. As a side note, cuckoo also stands for patience in Japan, probably because of the zen charade known as “If the bird doesn’t sing..”

皐月Satsuki (5th lunar month) / May => Symbols: kakitsubata (iris), yatsuhashi (zigzag bridge​), red tanzaku (paper strip) => Meaning: deep and nostalgic love, inspired by famous poetical scenery from the Tales of Ise (motif is present in many paintings like this screen by Korin). Iris are also a symbol of strenght as seen in Tango no sekku festival

水無月 Minazuki (6th lunar month) / June => Symbols: botan (peony), cho (butterfly), purple tanzaku (paper strip) => Meaning: road to heaven (symbols came be found in noh piece ‘Shakkyo’ and Kabuki one ‘Kagamijishi’), butterflies often stand as a symbol for spirits or souls

文月 Fumizuki (7th lunar month) / July => Symbols: hagi (clover), shishi/inoshishi (boar), red tanzaku (paper strip) => Meaning: coming of autumn, the strong needing the meek (a variation of tiger in the bamboo grove motif)

葉月 Hazuki (8th lunar month) / August => Symbols: susuki (pampa grass), kari (wild geese), full moon (meigestu) => Meaning: moon/harvest festival (tsukimi), deep nostalgia as year goes by (nature will soon be asleep as winter will follow autumn)

長月 Nagatsuki (9th lunar month) / September => Symbols: kiku (chrysanthemum), sakazuki (sake cup, with kotobuki/‘long life’ kanji), purple tanzaku (paper strip) => Meaning: long life, immortality. In ancient japan, it was customary to drink chrysanthmum wine during Chouyou no en festival as a wish for long life (people also used to drink/use as medicine dew collected on mums leaves and flowers). As a side note, objets flowing in a stream (like sake cups) were once used as timer during poetry competitions.

神無月 Kannazuki (10th lunar month) / October => Symbols: momiji (maple), shika (deer) => Meaning: momijigari (hanami autumn twin) parties and as March card = beautiful yet fleeting life. Shika deers also have deep auspicious connotation as they are messengers of the gods in Shinto

霜月 Shimotsuki (11th lunar month) / November => Symbols: yanagi (willow), Ono no Michikaze and a frog, tsubame (swallow), Inazuma (thunder, wildcard sometimes bare and nicknamed “onifuda”/demon card) => Meaning: this card is always the most puzzling one for me, as in kimono fashion yanagi+tsubame are not truly a November motifs ^^; But here, the most important symbol (most often only present as an umbrella!) is a driving rain under which willows dance. Poet Ono no Michikaze, walking by a riverside in that awful weather, spots a struggling frog. After many efforts, the frog finally succeeds jumping in a willow - inspiring Michikaze. This suits hence symbolizes diligence and determination. As a side note, nure tsubame (lit. “wet sparrows”) symbolize lovers - especially star-crossed ones

師走 Shiwasu (12th lunar month) / December => Symbols: kiri (paulownia), houou (phoenix) => Meaning: longevity, life circle (“beginning to the end”), power.  Legends say phoenix can only nest in paulownia trees

I won’t go into details as to how to play with hanafuda as 1) I am terrible with cards games, and 2) I learned koi-koi rules only thanks to the Ryu ga gotoku/Yakuza video games xD (amazing game serie, if you don’t know about them, go play!!! They have been re-released not long ago)

#japan #fashion #kimono #yukata #hanafuda #card game #cards #lunar month #matsu #tsuru #akayoroshi #tanzaku #uguisu #ume #yariume #tachibai #maku #hanamimaku #Yoshino #sakura #fuji #hototogisu #kakitsubata #ayame #Korin #botan #cho #Shakkyo #Kagamijishi #hagi

[missmyloko]

November 15th, 2021: A new maiko is born! Erika (恵利佳) has had her misedashi from the Tsurui (つる居) okiya in Gion Kobu! She is the imōto of natori geiko Sayaka (紗矢佳) and is the 7th debut from Gion Kobu this fall. Her kimono features the Shakkyo (石橋 - Stone Bridge) story with beautiful waves, peonies, and butterflies and her obi features a repeating shippō pattern. おめでとうさんどす恵利佳ちゃん ^o^! Images are courtesy of JP Kanrikan.

#maiko #geiko #geisha #kyoto #news #misedashi #debut #gion kobu #tsurui #erika #舞妓 #芸妓 #芸者 #京都 #ニューズ #見世出し #店出し #デビュー #祇園甲部 #つる居 #恵利佳

[missmyloko]

Are Peonies and waterfalls part of a tale or any other reason why they're usually together as kimono motif? Fukusuzu's erikae kimono. <3 Sighs. *.*

Yes, peonies and waterfalls are part of a story called Shakkyo (石橋) meaning "Stone Bridge" that tells the tale of two lions ^^

[missmyloko]

The Kamogawa Odori 2019 - Complete

The kenban has seen fit to upload the deban again this year, which is wonderful for karyukai fans! The Kamogawa Odori runs from May 1st to 24th at the Pontocho Kaburenjo. Participants Geiko: Hisafumi (久富美), Ichisono (市園), Ichimitsu (市光), Ichiwaka (市若), Mamechika (豆千佳), Ichiyoshi (市㐂), Ichichō (市兆), Momino (もみ乃), Momichō (もみ蝶), Ichiho (市穂), Ichikiku (市菊), Hisakayo (久加代), Ichisayo (市さよ), Aya (亜弥), Tomoka (朋佳), Ichimame (市真芽), Hisachō (久蝶), Ichiemi (市笑), Ichiraku (市楽), Momiyuki (もみ幸), Mitsuna (光菜), Ayano (あや野), Ichifuku (市福), Ichino (市乃), Chizu (千鶴), Momifuku (もみ福), Hisasuzu (久鈴), Hisamomo (久桃), Taka (多香), Ichiaya (市彩), and Hidechisa (秀知紗). Jikata Geiko: Miyosaku (ミヨ作), Mamechiyo (豆千代), Hisaroku (久ろく), Kazumi (かず美), Ichimitsu (市光), Ichiwaka (市若), Mamechika (豆千佳),  Ichiyoshi (市㐂), Ichichō (市兆), Momino (もみ乃), Momichō (もみ蝶), Ichiho (市穂), Ichikiku (市菊), Hisakayo (久加代), Ichisayo (市さよ), Aya (亜弥), Tomoka (朋佳), Ichimame (市真芽), Hisachō (久蝶), Ichiemi (市笑), Ichiraku (市楽), Momiyuki (もみ幸), Mitsuna (光菜), Ayano (あや野), Ichifuku (市福), Ichino (市乃), Chizu (千鶴), Momifuku (もみ福), Hisasuzu (久鈴), Hizuru (ひづる), Hisamomo (久桃), Taka (多香), Ichiaya (市彩), and Hidechisa (秀知紗). Maiko: Ichiyū (市結), Mitsuhana (光はな), Momika (もみ香), Ichisato (市沙登), Ichisumi (市すみ), Ichiai (市愛), Hidekano (秀華乃), Hidemai (秀眞衣), and Hideharu (秀晴). Tea Ceremony Schedule May 1st: Tomoka (朋佳) and Momika (もみ香) May 2nd: Hizuru (ひづる) and Hideharu (秀晴) May 3rd: Ichino (市乃) and Hidekano (秀華乃) May 4th: Ichimame (市真芽) and Ichiai (市愛) May 5th: Momiyuki (もみ幸) and Ichisato (市沙登) May 6th: Ichiemi (市笑) and Ichisumi (市すみ) May 7th: Ayano (あや野) and Hidemai (秀眞衣) May 8th: Momifuku (もみ福) and Hideharu (秀晴) May 9th: Ichiraku (市楽) and Hidekano (秀華乃) May 10th: Taka (多香) and Momika (もみ香) May 11th: Hisasuzu (久鈴) and Ichiyū (市結) May 12th: Mitsuna (光菜) and Mitsuhana (光はな) May 13th: Hisamomo (久桃) and Hidemai (秀眞衣) May 14th: Ichiaya (市彩) and Ichisato (市沙登) May 15th: Ichifuku (市福) and Ichisumi (市すみ) May 16th: Taka (多香) and Ichiai (市愛) May 17th: Hidechisa (秀知紗) and Hideharu (秀晴) May 18th: Chizu (千鶴) and Mitsuhana (光はな) May 19th: Hisamomo (久桃) and Hidemai (秀眞衣) May 20th: Hisachō (久蝶) and Ichiyū (市結) May 21st: Ichisayo (市さよ) and Hidekano (秀華乃) May 22nd: Ayano (あや野) and Ichiai (市愛) May 23rd: Hidechisa (秀知紗) and Ichisato (市沙登) May 24th: Chizu (千鶴) and Ichisumi (市すみ) Part 1: Waka Yo Tare So ~ Tsutsui Zutsu ~ Gojō (わかよたれそ～筒井筒～五場) - Who In Our World? Around The Round Well’s Frame in Five Locations Group 1: May 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 19th, and 22nd Michimaru (道丸): Hisakayo (久加代) Aki Hime (明姫): Ichisayo (市さよ) Young Michimaru (幼少期の道丸): Mitsuna (光菜) Young Aki Hime (幼少期明姫): Chizu (千鶴) Hikaru Genji (光源氏): Ichiraku (市楽) Arihara Narihira (在原業平): Momiyuki (もみ幸) Third Son (三郎): Aya (亜弥) Lady’s Attendant #1 (侍女1): Ichiaya (市彩) Lady’s Attendant #2 (侍女2): Hidechisa (秀知紗) Group 2: May 2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, 20th, and 23rd Michimaru (道丸): Momino (もみ乃) Aki Hime (明姫): Momichō (もみ蝶) Young Michimaru (幼少期の道丸): Ichifuku (市福) Young Aki Hime (幼少期明姫): Tomoka (朋佳) Hikaru Genji (光源氏): Ichiemi (市笑) Arihara Narihira (在原業平): Ichino (市乃) Third Son (三郎): Ichichō (市兆) Lady’s Attendant #1 (侍女1): Hisamomo (久桃) Lady’s Attendant #2 (侍女2): Taka (多香) Group 3: May 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th, 15th, 18th, 21st, and 24th Michimaru (道丸): Ichiho (市穂) Aki Hime (明姫): Ichikiku (市菊) Young Michimaru (幼少期の道丸): Momifuku (もみ福) Young Aki Hime (幼少期明姫): Ichimame (市真芽) Hikaru Genji (光源氏): Hisachō (久蝶) Arihara Narihira (在原業平): Ayano (あや野) Third Son (三郎): Ichiyoshi (市㐂)   Lady’s Attendant #1 (侍女1): Hisasuzu (久鈴) Lady’s Attendant #2 (侍女2): Ichiaya (市彩) Enso Rokuon (演奏録音) - Musical Accompaniment Singers (唄): Hisaroku (久ろく), Mamechika (豆千佳), and Momino (もみ乃) Shamisen (三味線): Mamechiyo (豆千代), Kazumi (かず美), and Momichō (もみ蝶) Fue (笛): Tousha Meishō (藤舎名生) Koto (箏): Nakagawa Toshihiro (中川敏裕) Kabuki Accompanists (鳴物): Tousha Kiyotaka (藤舎清鷹), Tousha Etsuyoshi (藤舎悦芳), Nakamura Kotozuru (中村壽鶴), and Mochizuki Kiyosaburo (望月清三郎)   Part 2: Adesugata Shinmiyo Matsuri Shichikei (艶姿祝新御代祭七景) - Festival of Alluring Figures To Celebrate The New Era in Seven Scenes Scene 1: Shinmiyo Matsuri (新御代祭) - Festival To Celebrate The New Era Group 1: May 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 19th, and 22nd Fire Fighter #1 (鳶頭1): Hisakayo (久加代) Fire Fighter #2 (鳶頭2): Ichiraku (市楽) Traditional Dancers (手古舞): Mitsuna (光菜), Chizu (千鶴), and Ichiaya (市彩) Geiko (芸妓): Aya (亜弥) and Momiyuki (もみ幸) Maiko (舞妓): Ichiyū (市結), Mitsuhana (光はな), Ichisato (市沙登), Ichisumi (市すみ), Hidekano (秀華乃), and Hideharu (秀晴) Group 2: May 2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, 20th, and 23rd Fire Fighter #1 (鳶頭1): Momino (もみ乃) Fire Fighter #2 (鳶頭2): Ichiemi (市笑) Traditional Dancers (手古舞): Ichifuku (市福), Hisamomo (久桃), and Taka (多香) Geiko (芸妓): Tomoka (朋佳) and Ichino (市乃) Maiko (舞妓): Mitsuhana (光はな), Momika (もみ香), Ichisumi (市すみ), Ichiai (市愛), Hidekano (秀華乃), and Hidemai (秀眞衣) Group 3: May 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th, 15th, 18th, 21st, and 24th Fire Fighter #1 (鳶頭1): Ichiho (市穂) Fire Fighter #2 (鳶頭2): Hisachō (久蝶) Traditional Dancers (手古舞): Momifuku (もみ福), Hisasuzu (久鈴), and Ichiaya (市彩) Geiko (芸妓): Ichimame (市真芽) and Ayano (あや野) Maiko (舞妓): Ichiyū (市結), Momika (もみ香), Ichisato (市沙登), Ichiai (市愛), Hidemai (秀眞衣), and Hideharu (秀晴) Scene 2: Shakkyo (石橋) - Stone Bridge Group 1: May 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 19th, and 22nd Geiko (芸妓): Aya (亜弥) and Momiyuki (もみ幸) Group 2: May 2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, 20th, and 23rd Geiko (芸妓): Tomoka (朋佳) and Ichino (市乃) Group 3: May 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th, 15th, 18th, 21st, and 24th Geiko (芸妓): Ichimame (市真芽) and Ayano (あや野) Scene 3: Daimonji (大文字) Group 1: May 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 19th, and 22nd Geiko (芸妓): Ichisayo (市さよ), Mitsuna (光菜), and Chizu (千鶴) Group 2: May 2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, 20th, and 23rd Geiko (芸妓): Ichichō (市兆), Ichifuku (市福), and Hisamomo (久桃) Group 3: May 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th, 15th, 18th, 21st, and 24th Geiko (芸妓): Ichiyoshi (市㐂), Momifuku (もみ福), and Hisasuzu (久鈴) Scene 4: Ikkyū (一休) Group 1: May 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 19th, and 22nd Ikkyū (一休): Hisafumi (久富美) Maiko (舞妓): Ichiyū (市結), Mitsuhana (光はな), Ichisato (市沙登), and Ichisumi (市すみ) Hell Tayū (地獄太夫): Hisakayo (久加代) Group 2: May 2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, 20th, and 23rd Ikkyū (一休): Momino (もみ乃) Maiko (舞妓): Mitsuhana (光はな), Momika (もみ香), Ichisumi (市すみ), and Ichiai (市愛) Hell Tayū (地獄太夫): Momichō (もみ蝶) Group 3: May 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th, 15th, 18th, 21st, and 24th Ikkyū (一休): Mamechika (豆千佳) Maiko (舞妓): Ichiyū (市結), Momika (もみ香), Ichisato (市沙登), and Ichiai (市愛) Hell Tayū (地獄太夫): Ichikiku (市菊) Scene 5: Hanjo (班女) Group 1: May 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 19th, and 22nd Hanjo (班女): Ichisono (市園) Group 2: May 2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, 20th, and 23rd Hanjo (班女): Ichiwaka (市若) Group 3: May 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th, 15th, 18th, 21st, and 24th Hanjo (班女): Ichimitsu (市光) Scene 6: Haja No Tsurugi (破邪の剱) - The Sword That Crushes Evil Group 1: May 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 19th, and 22nd Dancers (舞): Ichisayo (市さよ), Ichiraku (市楽), Aya (亜弥), Momiyuki (もみ幸), Mitsuna (光菜), Chizu (千鶴), and Ichiaya (市彩) Group 2: May 2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, 20th, and 23rd Dancers (舞): Momichō (もみ蝶), Ichiemi (市笑), Tomoka (朋佳), Ichifuku (市福), Ichino (市乃), Hisamomo (久桃), and Taka (多香) Group 3: May 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th, 15th, 18th, 21st, and 24th Dancers (舞): Ichiho (市穂), Ichikiku (市菊), Hisachō (久蝶), Ichimame (市真芽), Ayano (あや野), Momifuku (もみ福), and Hisasuzu (久鈴) Scene 7: Finale (フィナーレ) Group 1: May 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 19th, and 22nd Dancers (舞): Hisakayo (久加代), Ichiraku (市楽), Mitsuna (光菜), Chizu (千鶴), Ichiaya (市彩), Aya (亜弥), Momiyuki (もみ幸), Ichiyū (市結), Mitsuhana (光はな), Ichisato (市沙登), Ichisumi (市すみ), Hidekano (秀華乃), Hideharu (秀晴), Ichisayo (市さよ), Hisafumi (久富美), Ichisono (市園), and Hidechisa (秀知紗) Group 2: May 2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, 20th, and 23rd Dancers (舞): Momino (もみ乃), Ichiemi (市笑), Ichifuku (市福), Hisamomo (久桃), Taka (多香), Tomoka (朋佳), Ichino (市乃), Mitsuhana (光はな), Momika (もみ香), Ichisumi (市すみ), Ichiai (市愛), Hidekano (秀華乃), Hidemai (秀眞衣), Ichichō (市兆), Momichō (もみ蝶), and Ichiwaka (市若) Group 3: May 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th, 15th, 18th, 21st, and 24th Dancers (舞): Ichiho (市穂), Hisachō (久蝶), Momifuku (もみ福), Hisasuzu (久鈴), Ichiaya (市彩), Ichimame (市真芽), Ayano (あや野), Ichiyū (市結), Momika (もみ香), Ichisato (市沙登), Ichiai (市愛), Hidemai (秀眞衣), Hideharu (秀晴), Ichiyoshi (市㐂), Mamechika (豆千佳), Ichikiku (市菊), and Ichimitsu (市光) Jikata Performers Group 1: May 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 19th, and 22nd Singers (唄): Hisaroku (久ろく), Ichiho (市穂), Hisasuzu (久鈴), Mamechika (豆千佳), Momino (もみ乃), and Ichimame (市真芽). Mamechika, Momino, and Ichimame will swap out every other shift. Shamisen (三味線): Mamechiyo (豆千代), Ichikiku (市菊), Ichino (市乃), and Hizuru (ひづる) Fue (笛): Momifuku (もみ福) Kotsuzumi (小鼓): Ichiwaka (市若) and Ichifuku (市福) Otsuzumi (大鼓): Hisachō (久蝶) Taiko (太鼓): Ichiemi (市笑) Group 2: May 2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, 20th, and 23rd Singers (唄): Mamechika (豆千佳), Ichimame (市真芽), Momiyuki (もみ幸), Hisasuzu (久鈴), Ichiho (市穂), and Miyosaku (ミヨ作). Momiyuki, Hisasuzu, and Ichiho will swap out every other shift. Shamisen (三味線): Kazumi (かず美), Mamechiyo (豆千代), Ichisayo (市さよ), and Chizu (千鶴) Fue (笛): Ayano (あや野) Kotsuzumi (小鼓): Ichiyoshi (市㐂) and Mitsuna (光菜) Otsuzumi (大鼓): Ichiraku (市楽) Taiko (太鼓): Ichimitsu (市光) Group 3: May 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th, 15th, 18th, 21st, and 24th Singers (唄): Momino (もみ乃), Hisaroku (久ろく), Momiyuki (もみ幸), and Hidechisa (秀知紗) Shamisen (三味線): Momichō (もみ蝶), Kazumi (かず美), Hisakayo (久加代), and Hizuru (ひづる) Fue (笛): Aya (亜弥) Kotsuzumi (小鼓): Tomoka (朋佳) and Hisamomo (久桃) Otsuzumi (大鼓): Taka (多香) Taiko (太鼓): Ichichō (市兆)     Notes On Scenes Part 1: Waka Yo Tare So ~ Tsutsui Zutsu ~ Gojo (わかよたれそ～筒井筒～五場) - Who In Our World? Around The Round Well’s Frame in Five Locations This one is purely based on speculation, but it appears as though this scene will have something to do with characters who fall through a well into a different world, kinda like with what happened in Inu Yasha. The title of the scene itself comes from The Song of Iroha, which is one of the oldest Buddhist poems in Japan and is a source of national pride. Enso Rokuon (演奏録音) - Musical Accompaniment These are the people who will be performing the jikata during Part 1. Once the dance is over they will continue to perform for a few minutes to allow for scene changes. Part 2: Adesugata Shinmiyo Matsuri Shichikei (艶姿祝新御代祭七景) - Festival of Alluring Figures To Celebrate The New Era in Seven Scenes The second half of the odori is always comprised of a number of smaller scenes, usually six or seven, with their own individual stories and participants. It’s not unusual to have two scenes that contain the same dancers back to back; this is done so that others may perform costume changes. Scene 1: Shinmiyo Matsuri (新御代祭) - Festival To Celebrate The New Era This scene hearkens back to the Edo Period and to the acrobatics of fire fighters. Since the fire fighters needed to be able to climb ladders and such quickly these techniques soon developed into their own style of performance that they would show off to the public during festivals and compete against other fire fighting squads, akin to an acrobatics or dance competition! Scene 2: Shakkyo (石橋) - Stone Bridge Continuing the festival theme, this dance tells the tale of two lions who chase butterflies along a stone bridge. It doesn’t appear as though the performers will be dressed as lions, but will rather be performing this piece as they usually would. Scene 3: Daimonji (大文字) Just from looking at the title it seems as though this will be a dance that focuses on the famous bonfires that are lit on the side of the Daimonji mountain in the summer. Scene 4: Ikkyū (一休) Ikkyū was a monk and poet during the Edo Period who was said to have many fantastical adventures. From the titles of the characters involved it looks like it will be quite an interesting act! Scene 5: Hanjo (班女) Hanjo is a Noh play by Zeami, one of the founders of Noh Theatre. This scene will likely be a short version of that play. Scene 6: Haja No Tsurugi (破邪の剱) - The Sword That Crushes Evil To be honest I have no idea what this scene is about, but just from the title it sounds pretty awesome! This title can also be translated as “The Curse Breaking Sword.” Scene 7: Finale (フィナーレ) The final scene each year. All participants who performed on stage that day come together for one final dance among the wisteria decorations.

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