Last yr, the people performing artwork of Kunisaki City, Oita Prefecture, which was registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, was opened to the general public for the primary time in 4 years.
Yoshikogaku is a people performing artwork that has been handed down in Kunisaki City for over 600 years, and is characterised by dancers carrying conventional costumes resembling Koshimino, who beat drums whereas dancing. In November final yr, it was registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage as one of many people performing arts “Furyu Odori” that has been handed down in numerous locations.
On the twenty third, the primary dedication after registration was held at an area shrine.
It was the primary time in 4 years that the dedication was open to the general public because of the affect of the brand new corona, and greater than 100 spectators visited the dedication within the morning, and captured the highly effective dance to the sound of the flute on digital camera.
According to the native preservation society, Yoshihirogaku is going through a scarcity of bearers because of the getting older of the district, however younger folks resembling native junior highschool college students additionally participated on this yr’s dedication.
A lady in her 60s mentioned, “I noticed it for the primary time, however it was superb that such a practice had been handed down locally.”
Fumio Kohara, chairman of the Yoshihiro Music Preservation Society, mentioned, “I’m relieved that we were able to dedicate the music safely in the hot weather. We have a chronic shortage of bearers, but we want to do our best to survive.”