Akiu no Taue Odori
Akiu no taue odori (秋保の田植踊) is a traditional rice-planting dance in Akiu, now part of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Performed since the seventeenth century, ten famale dancers accompanied by two or four males enact a repertoire of six to ten dances to the sound of flute, drums and bells.[1] In 1970 measures were taken to document the dance and in 1976 it was designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.[2][3] In 2009 Akiu no taue odori was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.[4]
See also
- Japanese traditional dance
- Traditional Japanese music
- List of Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties
- Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
- Matsuri
References
- ^ "Akiu no taue odori". Sendai City. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ "Akiu no Taue Odori". UNESCO. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
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