Kumamoto castle Honmaru-Goten event 春の宴

４月１日（金曜）から５月２８日（土曜）まで、毎週金曜と土曜に日本の伝統音楽と日本舞踊があります。

From April 1 to May 28, we have Japanese tradition music and Japanese dance on every Friday and Saturday.

April 1 (Friday). 　  Kumamoto dance. 　　　　Japanese dance and Japanese music. 

April 2 (Saturday). 　Sado this morning. 　　　　　A folk song and a dance of Sado of Niigata. 

April 8 (Friday). 　 Japanese folk song. 

April 9 (Saturday). 　Ueki dance. 　　　　Japanese dance and Japanese music of Uekimachi of Kumamoto. 

April 15 (Friday). 　Kawashiri dance. 　Japanese dance and Japanese music of  Kawashiri-cho  of Kumamoto. 

April 16 (Saturday). 　Kagoshima Ohara clause.  　Japanese dance and Japanese music of Kagoshima. 

April 22 (Friday). 　Yatsushiro dance. 　　　　Japanese dance and the Japanese music of the Yatsushiro district of Kumamoto. 

April 23 (Saturday). 　Koto music. 　　　It plays jazz and the music of various genres with a koto. 

　　　　　　　　　　　A Higo biwa. 　　　　There is a biwa performance of Kumamoto. 

April 29 (Friday). 　Ushibuka Haiya. 　　　The folk art of the agar-agar district of Kumamoto. 

April 30 (Saturday). 　Aso dance. 　　　　Japanese dance and the Japanese music of the Aso district of Kumamoto. 

May 6 (Friday). 　Tsugaru samisen. 　　A unique samisen performance of Tohoku region. 

May 7 (Saturday). 　A 初午 dance. 　　　The unique festival nervous about omens of Inari Shrine. 

It is koto music (Friday) on May 13. 　　　　It plays jazz and the music of various genres with a koto. 

May 14 (Saturday). 　Ogura Gion drum. 　　There is the performance of the Japanese drum of the Gion festival of Ogura City of Fukuoka. 　　

May 20 (Friday). 　Hitoyoshi dance. 　　　　Japanese dance and Japanese music of Hitoyoshi-shi of Kumamoto. 

May 21 (Saturday). 　A Higo biwa. 　　　　There is a biwa performance of Kumamoto. 

May 27 (Friday). 　Yamaga garden lantern. It is Bon festival dance of Yamaga-shi of Kumamoto. 

May 28 (Saturday). 　Kumamoto dance. 　　　Japanese dance and Japanese music.

４月　１日（金曜）　熊本おどり　　　　　日舞と和楽

４月　２日（土曜）　佐渡おけさ　　　　　新潟県の佐渡の民謡と踊り

４月　８日（金曜）　日本民謡

４月　９日（土曜）　植木おどり　　　　　熊本の植木町の日舞と和楽

４月１５日(金曜）　川尻おどり　　　　　熊本の川尻町の日舞と和楽

４月１６日（土曜）　鹿児島おはら節 　鹿児島県の日舞と民謡

４月２２日（金曜）　八代おどり　　　　熊本の八代地方の日舞と和楽

４月２３日（土曜）　琴曲　筝曲　　　　筝でジャズや色んなジャンルの曲を演奏する。

肥後琵琶　　　　熊本の琵琶演奏があります。

４月２９日（金曜）　牛深ハイヤ　　　　熊本の天草地方の郷土芸能

４月３０日（土曜）　阿蘇おどり　　　　熊本の阿蘇地方の日舞と和楽。

５月　６日（金曜）　津軽三味線　　　東北地方の独特の三味線演奏。

５月　７日（土曜）　初午おどり　　　　稲荷神社の独特の縁起を担ぐ祭。

５月１３日（金曜）　琴曲　筝曲　　　　筝でジャズや色んなジャンルの曲を演奏する。

５月１４日（土曜）　小倉祇園太鼓　　福岡の小倉市の祇園祭の日本太鼓の演奏があります。　　

５月２０日（金曜）　人吉おどり　　　　熊本の人吉市の日舞や和楽。

５月２１日（土曜）　肥後琵琶　　　　熊本の琵琶演奏があります。

５月２７日（金曜）　山鹿灯篭　　　　熊本の山鹿市の盆踊りです。

５月２８日（土曜）　熊本おどり　　　日舞と和楽

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Honmyoji Hana Touro 2011 本妙寺桜灯篭

I went in Hana-Touro of Honmyo-ji Temple on March 27. 
Because it was the camera of the mobile telephone, a picture was bad, but made it slide show. 
The live broadcasting was fairer than a photograph. 
14 temples form a line on both sides of the Honmyo-ji Temple approach to a shrine. 
And, at each temple, there were the concerts such as a performance / a samisen and the koto of a junior high student chorus / Noh / a guitar and the flute.
The whole Jochiro becomes the grave of the Duke of Kiyomasa Kato who built Kumamoto-jo Castle.

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Aomori Nebuta Festival（青森ねぶたまつり）

Aomori Nebuta Festival is the Tohoku region's greatest festival. 
It is performed every year by schedules from August 2 to 7th. 
2nd and 3rd. It is the parade of child Nebuta Festival and large-scale Nebuta Festival at night. 
4th and 5th and 6th. The parade of Nebuta Festival large-scale at night. 

7th. There are the parade of large-scale Nebuta Festival and Aomori fireworks and the marine parade of Nebuta Festival in Night and Day.

The production days of Nebuta Festival are about 3 months. 
The production expense of one Nebuta Festival is about 20,000,000 yen.
A light does not turn on Nebuta at noon, but it is great force when it turns on Nebuta at night.


We like souls of the festivals of Tohoku. 
And we believe that Tohoku revives. 

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Soma Nomaoi Festival （相馬野馬追い） 7/23/24/25

Today's blog is "Soma horse game in Soma festival" of Fukushima. 
This festival is performed every year on July 23. 
But the holding is undecided for an earthquake this year. 
Higoji hopes that Soma citizens get well early.

THE SOMA NOMAOI
English Guidebook          (A cover and a back cover)
Exciting Festival          (From page 1 to page 2)
SAMURAI HISTORY          (From page 3 to page 4)
SYUTSUJIN          (From page 5 to page 6)
OGYOURETSU          (From page 7 to page 8)
KACCHU-KEIBA          (From page 9 to page 10)
SINKI-SODATSUSEN          (From page 11 to page 12)
NOMAGAKE          (From page 13 to page 14)
Watchi Manual          (From page 15 to page 16)
Guide Map          (From page 17 to page 18)

Transportation 2 has a pattern. 
This is a pattern with the JR Tohoku Shinkansen.

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This is a pattern with JR Jo-Ban Line.

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Spring Takayama Festival 春の高山祭「山王祭」

Takayama festival "Hie Shrine festival" of the spring is in 14/15 days every year in April. 


There are several hundred daimyo's processions such as a miniature shrine and a lion dance or defense dressed in the old ceremonial dress, and there is a windup [mechanical] doll on 12 chassises.


Hidatakayama HP





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vdLoDkljko

It is 2 hours 36 minutes in JR from Nagoya Station to Takayama Station.

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Takachiho gorge and sea of clouds and colored leaves

In Takachiho, a sea of clouds is beautiful in morning, and the gorge is beautiful, and colored leaves are beautiful sightseeing spots in autumn. 




The place is about 2 hours 30 minutes by car from Kumamoto Station. 
And there is it by bus to about 3 hours 20 minutes. 
If you go by a train, is JR from Kumamoto Station to Tateno Station; 59 minutes. It is about 32 minutes by south Aso railroad next. Then you arrive by bus in about 1 hour 40 minutes.

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