The Mikagura Festival of Tomiyama Village (1985)

富山村の御神楽祭り

Located in the northeastern corner of Aichi Prefecture, Tomiyama Village has suffered from a shrinking population since the construction of Sakuma Dam left much of the village submerged (in 2005 Tomiyama was incorporated into Toyone Village). This film documents the mikagura festival, a tradition practiced in this region since the 15th century that combines the Shinto performing arts of yudate and kagura in praying for rebirth and purification.

Date of release
1985-07-11
Runtime
50m
Director
Shinkichi Noda, Otsuka Masayuki, Ogawa Katsumi

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