 Last additions - Ibuki-yama Taiko Drum Dance 2010 伊吹山奉納太鼓踊 |
Ibukiyama Taiko Odori Dance 2010 video.Nov 28, 2010
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Women background singers.Nov 10, 2010
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Adult taiko drummers.Nov 10, 2010
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Male flute players and dancers.Nov 10, 2010
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Junior high school flute players.Nov 10, 2010
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Boy taiko drummers.Nov 10, 2010
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In the end, they had group photo sessions for each group. These are the fukue-furi kids.Nov 10, 2010
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Words of thanks from a group leader.Nov 10, 2010
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After they finished, they all bowed.Nov 10, 2010
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For the finale, they all approached the shrine hall and performed.Nov 10, 2010
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They also performed while sitting on straw mats.Nov 10, 2010
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After dancing in a circle, they danced in different formations.Nov 10, 2010
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Now the fukube-furi kids came out and paraded around in a circle.Nov 10, 2010
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Ibukiyama Taiko Odori Dance, Maibara, Shiga.Nov 10, 2010
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Even the torch bearers danced along.Nov 10, 2010
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The dance continues.Nov 10, 2010
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The mayor of Maibara, holding a microphone, says a few words.Nov 10, 2010
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"Long ago, villagers in Ueno at the foot of Mt. Ibuki prayed for rain by doing the thunder dance by beating drums and bells, lighting torches, etc. After the rainfall and a good harvest in autumn, they danced to give thanks. This is what we are danciNov 10, 2010
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After a while, they sat down and rested while a few speeches were given.Nov 10, 2010
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The taiko drummers include a good number of grade school boys who practiced hard during the summer for this festival.Nov 10, 2010
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They started to form a circle and danced.Nov 10, 2010
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The various groups in the procession enter the shrine grounds after going up the steps and pass through the torii gate.Nov 10, 2010
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Greeted and led by the shrine priest, the taiko drum procession starts to enter the shrine grounds.Nov 10, 2010
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The procession is met by the shrine priest.Nov 10, 2010
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They finally reached the shrine steps.Nov 10, 2010
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It took them about 90 min. to reach the shrine.Nov 10, 2010
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Finally, they are in sight of Sannomiya Shrine.Nov 10, 2010
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Steps going up to Sannomiya Shrine. Nov 10, 2010
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The taiko drum procession proceeded very slowly to the shrine.Nov 10, 2010
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Sannomiya Shrine at the foot of Mt. Ibuki.Nov 10, 2010
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They head for Sannomiya Shrine only about 120 meters away.Nov 10, 2010
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These kids are called fukube-furi.Nov 10, 2010
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At the end of the procession are these little kids waving a wand attached to a gourd.Nov 10, 2010
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Women dancers and taiko drum players.Nov 10, 2010
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They spent most of the summer practicing for this festival. They are entirely voluntary.Nov 10, 2010
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The male flue players are followed by female flute players from a local junior high school.Nov 10, 2010
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Ibuki-yama Taiko Drum Procession in front of Ueno Kaikan Hall.Nov 10, 2010
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The torch bearers are followed by male flute players.Nov 10, 2010
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The taiko drum procession is headed by this large banner saying, "Ibuki-yama Hono Taiko Odori" which means Ibuki-yama Taiko Drum Offertory Dance.Nov 10, 2010
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The procession consists of various people including these two torch bearers.Nov 10, 2010
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Held only once every 5 years, the Ibuki-yama Taiko Drum Dance was held on Oct. 3, 2010 in Ueno, a small neighborhood at the foot of Mt. Ibuki. Nov 10, 2010
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The festival started at noon near the Ueno Kaikan Hall (brown building on right). MAPNov 10, 2010
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I also saw this Ibuki-yama Taiko Drum Dance 5 years before. The following photos were taken on Oct. 2, 2005. It was the same as in 2010 except for the performers.Oct 30, 2005
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