Discover Good Old Japan in Tochigi #2 | Shiobara Heike Shishimai (Lion Dance）

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The theme of “Matsurito” is "Exploring Japan's Festivals." Matsurito conveys the fascination of Japanese festivals and traditional events from multiple perspectives.
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Discover Good Old Japan in Tochigi #2 | Shiobara Heike Shishimai (Lion Dance）

In Nakashiobara, Nasushiobara City, Tochigi Prefecture, the traditional Hitoridachi Sanbiki Shishi-mai (Three-Lion Dance) is performed. The lion dance in Nakashiobara features 3 lions; a young male lion "Oh-jishi," a senior male lion "Tai-jishi," and a female lion "Me-jishi." Here, each dancer wears a lion head and dance in solo. Accompanied by the playing of kakkodaiko (drums), fue (flutes) ,and traditional Japanese bamboo instruments named sasara , they perform a dance praying for safety and a bountiful harvest.
In the program "Yumi Kuguri," the highlight is a scene in which the lion dancer pass through a bow, and is said to be a dance praying for victory in battle.

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Executive Producer: Shuzo Morita
Associate Producer: Shunichi Kikuchi, Yasushi Takeshita, Yoko Ueno
Planner/Supervisor: Koichi Suzuki, Masahiko Shibata
Director: Hiroyuki Suzuki
Assistant director: Asuka Hiromoto
Interviewer: Takeshi Nakano, Noi Umehara
Cinematographer: Tatsuo Higuchi
Video engineer: Wasantha Gunatilka
Editor: Tomohiro Ishiyama
Sound effect：RECON Daisuke Yoshimoto
Technical cooperation: r STUDIO
Cast/Narrator: Mizuki Tsuruta
Translator: Nazu Kikkawa
Cooperation: Shiobara Heike Shishimai Preservation Society, Tochigi Prefecture Cultural Promotion Division, Tochigi Prefectural Museum, Jun Ito
Production: UCOM Co.,LTD
Planning and produced by Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

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