Category:

Prefecturally Designated Tangible Folk Cultural Property

Title:

Nakamotoke kagurashi yogu

Nakamoto Family Kagura Implements

中本家神楽師用具

No. of features:

257 pieces

Designated:

March 19, 1999

Location:

Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore (opens to new page)
4-219 Takahanacho, Omiya Ward

Owner:

Saitama City

Description:

The Nakamoto Family primarily performed at Omiya Hikawa-jinja Shrine.

They used these costumes and implements in kagura and masked theater performances.

“Kagura” is a broad category of folk dances with ties to the Shinto religion. Kagura performances were often followed by community drama performances that included amateur kabuki, masked kyogen, and samurai dramas.

This collection brings together 257 items used during the Showa and Heisei periods (1926-2019), including materials for kagura (kagura masks, costumes, “torimono” props, instruments, curtains, etc.) and materials used in community theater performances (      masked theater masks, costumes, small props, etc.). The costumes are rich in detail and variety, and many are handmade.

These kagura materials have been preserved as a single collection. Together, they represent the complete setup that a kagura troupe would need to perform.

Associated Texts:

(2002). “Survey Report on Saitama Prefecture’s Designated Cultural Properties” (vol. 22). Saitama Prefectural Board of Education.

Please be courteous towards other visitors, locals, and the site’s owners/curators when visiting this cultural property.

This collection is occasionally on public display. Please contact the Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore for details.

Inquiries (Japanese only)

Cultural Heritage Preservation Division, Department of Lifelong Learning, Board of Education Secretariat　

TEL：048-829-1723 FAX：048-829-1989

https://www.city.saitama.lg.jp/004/005/006/001/019/003/002/p006370.html