Tsuwano Horseback Archery on April 10th, 2016

Tsuwano Horseback Archery will be held on April 10^th (SUN)

 Horseback archery is held on the second Sunday in April every year.

Only Tsuwano Horseback Archery field preserves original form of hundreds year ago.

You can see the ritual ceremony, which has been passed down in Ogasawara School from generation to generation, at Washibara Hachiman Shrine. Ogasawara School or Ogasawara-ryu specializes Samurai class's manner includes mounted archery.
 

It starts at  11:00 ～　and  14:00 ～ at Washibara Hachiman Shrine.

There are parking area at Nagomino-sato Roadside Station.
 You can park your car in the downtown and ride a shuttle bus to Yabusame field.

Map↓↓

https://goo.gl/maps/THuuaSHpSAL2


 

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Iwami Kagura Program on February 27th (SAT)

Iwami Kagura Program on February 27th (SAT)　

  Two pieces of Iwami kagura play are performed on every Saturday in Masuda City.
Next stage will be “Tenjin” and “Orochi”.

Open time: 19:00 Curtain time: 19:30
Admission: 500yen (General)

 No reserve seats. Place: Masuda Station Building EAGA 3

 

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Traditional Hina dolls on Display at Saranoki Shointei

Shop Saranoki exhibits various kinds of traditional Hina dolls which you can see only this period.

We will appreciate if you visit the exhibition and see various kinds of doll such as the one handed down from the end of Edo period and paper dolls.

 

Period: February 13^th(SAT) ～April 3^rd(SUN)

Time: 9:30 ～17:00

Admission: Free

Place: Saranoki Shointei  

 

Map:   https://goo.gl/maps/BFshhwRNyYG2

 

 

 

 

 

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Iwami Kagura Proguram on February 20th(SAT)

Iwami Kagura Program on February 20th (SAT)　

  Two pieces of Iwami kagura play are performed on every Saturday in Masuda City.
Next stage will be “Tenjin" “Yasogami”.

Open time: 19:00 Curtain time: 19:30
Admission: 500yen (General)

 No reserve seats. Place: Masuda Station Building EAGA 3F

 

 

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Masuda String Puppets Show

Masuda String Puppets Show will be held on March 30th

Date: March 30th (SUN) Opening Time:13:00 Curtain Time: 13:30 Place: Grand Toit , Small Hall
Programs:Kotobuki Sanbaso, Gosyozakura Horikawa Youchi, Keisei Awa no Naruto, Shishi no Ikkyoku

 

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Iwami Kagura Program on February 13th(SAT)

Iwami Kagura Program on February 13th (SAT)　

  Two pieces of Iwami kagura play are performed on every Saturday in Masuda City.
Next stage will be “Iwamino” and “Orochi”.

Open time: 19:00 Curtain time: 19:30
Admission: 500yen (General)

 No reserve seats. Place: Masuda Station Building EAGA 3F

 

 

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Ｉｗａｍｉ Ｋａｇｕｒａ Program on February 6th(SAT)

Iwami Kagura Program on February 6th (SAT)　

  Two pieces of Iwami kagura play are performed on every Saturday in Masuda City.
Next stage will be “Yorimasa” and “Shoki”.

Open time: 19:00 Curtain time: 19:30
Admission: 500yen (General)

 No reserve seats. Place: Masuda Station Building EAGA 3F

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Hatsu-uma taisai (February 6th, 2016) Tsuwano Town

Hatsu-uma taisai (February 6^th, 2016)

 Ceremony Time: 10:00 ～

 

It is said that the deity called Inari Okami enshrined in Fushimi-inari shrine in Kyoto on Hatsu-uma day (first horse day of the lunar calender). Taikodani-inari shrine, a branch shrine of Fushimi-inari shrine, celebrates that anniversary, too.

Inari Okami is the deity for good fortune, thriving business and bountiful harvest!

 http://taikodani.jp/

 

 

 

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Iwami Kagura Program on January 30th (SAT)

Iwami Kagura Program on January 30th (SAT)　-　Lottery Day!  Get Kagura items! -
  Two pieces of Iwami kagura play are performed on every Saturday in Masuda City.
Next stage will be “Kuniuke” and “Jinrin”.

Open time: 19:00 Curtain time: 19:30
Admission: 500yen (General)

 No reserve seats. Place: Masuda Station Building EAGA 3F

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Iwami Kagura Program on January 23th (SAT)

Two pieces of Iwami kagura play are performed on every Saturday in Masuda City.

 

Next stage will be “Shoki” and “Orochi”. 

Open time: 19:00    Curtain time: 19:30

Admission: 500yen (General)   No reserve seats.

Place: Masuda Station Building EAGA 3F

 

 

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New Year's ceremony of Sake brewers in Tsuwano

Sakagura-biraki Ceremony in Tsuwano

 Sake brewers celebrate the New Year’s start of their business. It is called Sakagura Biraki, a literal meaning is ‘Opening a sake storage’. Three brewers in Tsuwano will have a sake & food event at Tonomachi Street in the heart of Tsuwano Town.

We hope you enjoy sake, local food and watching paintings called Tsuwano Hyakkeizu.

 

Date: February 6^th (SAT) 

10:00～　         Ceremony at Furuhashi Shuzo ( brewer)

10:00～15:00   Amazake(sweet mild sake) and cakes will be served to visitors  at  Furuhashi Shuzo and Kasen Shuzo on Tonomachi Street

11:30～13:00  Special assorted lunch of local foods will be served at Tsuwano Chomin Center (price:2000yen per person, booking is required, only for 20 people)

13:00～14:00          　　〃　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　〃

 

11:00～15:00  Hagoita (battledore game) at Tsuwano-town Japan Heritage Center

 

Inquiry : Tourism Department　of  the Town of Tsuwano ' (0856-72-0652)

                Tsuwano Tourist Information Center (0856-71-1771)

 

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Masuda Marionette

 

 

Today I added pages about Masuda Marionette.

 

Masuda Marionette Theater operates in old form and it is seldom seen so often.

It is alike Bunraku,  a form of traditional Japanese pupet theater, but a marionette is tied to the Yotsume board with a number of strings that can range from 13 to 18.

 

It is reguraly perforemed at Grand Toit teater only 2 times a year, but invited by other theaters out of Masuda City often.  This year, it is invited to London by a marionette sociery in UK!

 

If you are intereted in the marionette theater, go to this page!

 

http://visit-masuda.main.jp/masudamarionette.html

 

 

 

 

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Enjoy the winter at an old mansion, Hori Residence in Tsuwano

 

 

Date & Time; February 7 (SUN) 10:30 ～ 14:00

Place: Hori Residence (Hori Garden)

Admission: 1200 yen (General)

           300 yen (ES student)

 

Activity program:

1. Mochi-tsuki (Pounding mocha in the traditional way)

    Mochitsuki will be done four times: 11:00  11:30  12:00   12:30

 

2. Toast pieces of mochi over a hibachi(charcoal brazier) and eat zenzai (sweet red-bean soup)

 

3. Make dry and frozen mochi

 

4. Take Ashiyu (foot bath)

 

 

If you worry about the language matter, don't worry, we are local guide-interpreters.

Check our profiles and hire one!

 

 

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Iwami Kagura Program on January 16(SAT)

Two pieces of Iwami kagura play are performed on every Saturday in Masuda City.

 

Next stage will be “Tenjin” and “Orochi”. 

Open time: 19:00    Curtain time: 19:30

Admission: 500yen (General)   No reserve seats.

Place: Masuda Station Building EAGA 3F

 

 

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Setsubun Cerremony is held on February 3

Taikodani-inari Shrine, Tsuwano Town

On February 3, Taikodani-inrai Shrine in Tsuwano Town and Kakinomoto Shrine in Masuda City are going to hold Setsubun Ceremony. The literal meaning of Setsubun is “seasonal division” and is the day before Risshun, (start of spring day).

 Some shrines hold the special ritual to cleanse away all the evil which appear on Setsubun day in order to welcome a god of fortune.

 

Taikodani-inari Shrine (Tsuwano Town)

10:00 ～ Mamemaki (bean scattering)

 

Kakinomoto Shrine (Masuda City)

11:00 ～、15:30～　Mamemaki (bean scattering)

10:00 ～ 21:00 　Iwami Kagura (a ritual performing art in this region)

 

Manyo Park facebook page "Setsubun ceremony in 2014 "

 

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Iwami Kagura stage held in Tokyo on Feb. 10 (WED)

Iwami Kagura stage held in Tokyo on Feb. 10 (WED)

 

Day time stage: open 13:00   Curtain time 14:00

Evening time stage: open 17:00   Curtain time 18:00

Place: Bunkyo Civic Hall (small hall)

      1-16-21  Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo

Program: Jura, Orochi

Admission free

Booking is required. Please inquire of Tsuwano-town Tokyo Office (03-5615-8358) about the detail.

  

Takatsu River temporary shop will be open from Feb 5(FRI) to 11(THU)

We sell local products and provide tourist information.

Place: Subbasement of Bunkyo Civic Center

Time: 10AM – 6PM

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Remained landscapes of Edo period in Tsuwano

 

Hyakkeizu pictures were painted in the late Edo period (the late 19^th century)

In Tsuwano, there are almost the same views remained as those of Edo period painted in hyakkeizu pictures.

 

http://www.tsuwano100.net/landscape/sensation.html

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Nihon-iisan Center (Tsuwano Japan Heritage Center)

A Japan Heritage

The Bygone Days of Tsuwano: Traveling the Hyakkeizu

Tsuwano Hyakkeizu is a collection of pictures depicting famous places and customs in the Tuswano Domain at the end of the shogunate.

You can see those pictures with English explanation at newly opened Tsuwano Japan Heritage Center. Visit the center and go for walk to these spots illustrated in the Hyakkeizu.

http://www.tsuwano100.net/

Open: 09:00 ～ 17:00

Closed: Mondays

Admission Fee: Free

Address: Ro-253 Ushiroda, Tsuwano-cho, Kanoashi-gun, Shimane

Phone: 0856-72-1901

Fax: 0856-72-1902

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