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Hamochi Festival Tsuburo Sashi (Fertility Dance)
羽茂まつりのつぶろさしはもちまつりのつぶろさし
D A T E2026-06-15
A fertility kagura held on June 15 each year in the Hamochi district of Sado City, Niigata. The 'tsuburo sashi' dancer with a phallic wooden staff, the female role 'sasara-suri', the 'zeni-daiko' (coin drum) player, and a lion figure appear, performing humorous 'kamake-waza' (sympathetic-act) movements to encourage abundant harvests. The three communities of Terada, Murayama, and Iioka each perform their own style, then proceed on a kadozuke (door-to-door) tour. A Niigata Prefecturally Designated Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
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Highlights
- 01Niigata Prefecturally Designated Intangible Folk Cultural Property
- 02The dance of a masked performer holding a phallic wooden staff and the female sasara-suri role
- 03An important example of 'kamake-waza' (sympathetic-act ritual) in folklore studies
- 04Coexistence of multiple lineages with differing styles in Terada, Murayama, and Iioka
- 05Kadozuke door-to-door tour through the communities after the formal dedication
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