Nagasaki Tourism Dragon Dance Festival

Dragon Dance is a brave local performing art dedicated to Kunchi at the nationally famous Nagasaki Suwa Shrine.
Its brave and exotic dance is unparalleled in other regions and is well known nationwide.

Dragon dance is said to have originated in China as a rain-making ritual to pray for a good harvest, and has become an indispensable part of annual events and commemorative festivals in China.
The dragon dance of Nagasaki was originally imported from China, and there are records of people participating in the Suwa Shrine shrine festival as early as the Kyoho era (approximately 250 years ago). The townspeople of Ichimotokamachi received instruction from Chinese people, and over the course of more than XNUMX years, their dancing became extremely skillful, and they have come to display a skillful performance unique to Japan.

The performers are made up of one ``Jade Master'', 10 ``Ryushu'', and ``Ryubayashi'' who play gora, taiko, dragon sounding trumpets, etc., and they wear Chinese costumes. To the unique musical accompaniment, the dragon, which is 20 meters long, is danced and manipulated as if it were alive, combining techniques such as ``tama-wisher'', ``tama-kakushi'', and ``body-crossing''.

Dragon dance is a local performing art unique to Nagasaki with a rich exotic atmosphere.
In 54, it was selected as a national intangible cultural property as the Nagasaki Kunchi dedication dance.

■Price: ¥250,000 (tax included)

□Set date: Every day

■Time: Approximately 10 minutes between 00:21 and 00:20 (please let us know your preference)
　　　　*On weekdays, only for about 19 minutes between 00:21 and 00:20.

□Note: When making a request, you will need to fill out the application form below, so please fill out the required information and send it via email.
　　　　　Please note that in order to perform the dragon dance, a space of 10 meters square and a ceiling height of XNUMX meters is required.

Please contact us below for requests to perform at the Dragon Dance Party and performance fees.

“Nagasaki Tourism Dragon Dance (Nagasaki International Tourism Convention Association)”　
Person in charge: Inoue　
Email: inoue@nagasaki-visit.co.jp
TEL: 095-823-7423

*In addition, he has appeared at many events in Nagasaki City and tourism promotions around the country.

There are other dragon dance groups, so please contact us directly if you would like to request a performance.

➀Zettoya
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➁Juzenji Dragon Dance Festival
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