Dainichido Bugaku | Global Knowledge Systems

Overview

According to legend, travelling performers of ''bugaku,'' the ritual dance and music of the imperial palace, visited Hachimantai Town in northern Japan in the early eighth century, during the reconstruction of Dainichido, the shrine pavilion. The ritual performance of Dainichido Bugaku takes its name from this story, but the art evolved considerably since, reflecting local features as elders transmitted it to the young within each of the four local communities of Osato, Azukisawa, Nagamine and Taniuchi. On the second day of each year, the 2 January, the people of these communities proceed from dedicated sites to the shrine, where they perform nine sacred dances from dawn to noon as a prayer for happiness in the New Year. Some of the dances involve masks (including the imaginary lion-like ''shishi'' of myths), others include child dancers, reflecting variations among the four groups....

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Community and Authority

Communities: Japan
Languages: Not specified in UNESCO dataset
Cultural territories: Japan
Countries: Japan

How the System Works

Music, Performance and Oral Literature Language, Story and Memory Material Culture, Design and Technology Food, Agriculture and Seasonal Practice Ceremony, Spirituality and Cosmology Land, Sea, Sky and Ecology Ways of Knowing and Knowledge Transmission

Sources and Evidence

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Field-Level Provenance

title: UNESCO DataHub field title_en
preferredTitle: UNESCO DataHub field title_fr
summary: UNESCO DataHub field description_en
type: UNESCO DataHub fields type_of_element_en and type_acronym
countries: UNESCO DataHub field countries, ISO codes resolved with ISO-3166 regional metadata
categories: ARED category inference from UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names and title
relationships: UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names, type fields and World Heritage links
sourceUrl: UNESCO DataHub field http_url_en
rights: UNESCO DataHub dataset metadata license and license_url

Original Source Metadata

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ich_public_ref275

inscription_year2009

title_enDainichido Bugaku

title_frLe Dainichido Bugaku

type_of_element_enRepresentative List

type_acronymRL

countriesJP

http_url_enhttps://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/00275

concepts_primary_namesRitual dance, Seasonal ritual

concepts_secondary_namesBladed weapons, Choreography, Costumes, Craft workers, Family, Farmers, Hats, Instrumental music, Legendary creatures, Masks, Musical instruments, New year, Oral tradition, Religious practice, Rituals, Temples

main_image_urlhttps://ich.unesco.org/img/photo/thumb/01392-LRG.jpg

main_image_caption_enNot supplied

main_image_copyright2008, by Kazuno City

main_image_authorKazuno City

videoshttps://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/nPzFRqB-h8k

images[object Object], [object Object], [object Object]

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Relationships

Ritual dance Seasonal ritual Bladed weapons Choreography Costumes Craft workers Family Farmers Hats Instrumental music UNESCO representative list

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