Gojinjyotaiko-men (Mask)
| We replicated Gojinjyotaiko-men which was 430 years ago. |
| The gojinjyodaiko has been a performing arts peculiar to Nafune village in Wajimacity, Ishikawa Prefecture located on Noto Peninsula in Japan since 1576. In 1576, Loard Kensin Uesugi troops had attacked Noto district, the villgers have no weapons except sickles or hoes, and had been defeated. But that after allthe elderly men in the Nafune village had never gave up, then after thinking how to win over carefully they had made masks with wood and beating sounding the Taiko ( Japanese Drum), responded to Uesugi troops for the second time and had obtained victory lastly. This means wearing mask, people get a great power from Okutsu princess God. People call this as "GOJINJYORIDE" and has handed a story down from generation to generation up to today. Every year from the July 31st night on August 1st, this memorial festival is held at the Okutsu princess shrine, but even in other day it is held at every place. Taiko sound consists three steps as (JYO) beginning, (HA)destruction and (KYU) rapid, you can taste, looking, hearing with deep impression. |
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