Gojinjo Daiko

御陣乗太鼓ごじんじょだいこ

D A T E2026-07-31 — 2026-08-01

A drum performance transmitted in Nafune-cho, Wajima City, Ishikawa, in which performers wearing grotesque masks of Hannya demons, ghosts, Daruma figures and other monstrous faces beat drums with violent intensity. Tradition traces its origin to 1577, when villagers are said to have driven back the invading army of Uesugi Kenshin with frightening masks and thunderous drumming at night. Designated a Prefectural Intangible Folk Cultural Property. Its proper setting is the Nafune Festival (July 31 – August 1).

御陣乗太鼓 — 出典: ほっと石川旅ねっと（https://www.hot-ishikawa.jp/spot/detail_6009.html）※掲載許諾申請中

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01Designated Ishikawa Prefectural Intangible Folk Cultural Property
02Masks include Hannya, ghosts, Daruma, old man, old woman, and demon children
03Origin tradition: repelling Uesugi Kenshin's army in 1577
04Performed in dedication at the Nafune Festival (July 31 – August 1)
05A symbol of cultural resilience after the Noto Peninsula earthquake

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