On October 14, 2023 (Saturday), we held the Autumn Grand Festival. This is the most important festival of the autumn season, and once again, the lion dance and taiko drum performances were held grandly. Due to the impact of declining birth rates, there are fewer children, but young volunteers gathered, and the energy of the festival reached its highest point ever. Additionally, this year, a female participant joined the lion dance for the first time! There was a big round of applause as the beautiful lion dance performance earned cheers such as “So cool!” Just as the head priest of Ise Shrine is a woman, there is no rule in Shinto rituals that prohibits women from participating. We hope to see more women participating in the future!
Although we don’t know who it was, someone kindly uploaded a video of the lion dance from the day on YouTube. Thank you so much! We are sharing this video here.
On the day of the festival, a couple from England, staying at the Raku Doan Art Hotel, also came to watch the festival. They were deeply moved by the taiko and lion dance performances! Thanks to Raku Doan, Kuwano Shrine is becoming more international. The interaction between the lion dance and vi
“Echizen Isami Taiko”, originaire du sanctuaire Kuwano, est toujours un spectacle de tambour magnifique ! Venez admirer la bravoure des enfants !
