Traditional Performing Arts and Crafts
【Designated by the City:Intangible Folk】Shishi-mai (Lion Dance) of Tomori
![友利獅子舞い](https://miyakojimabunkazai.jp/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/miyako-082-150x150.jpg)
Although the origins of the Shishi lion are unknown, the elders say that it has a history of 250 years. According to lore, when epidemics, fires, drou[…] read more – >
【Designated by the City:Intangible Folk】Uruka Kuicha
![うるかクイチャー](https://miyakojimabunkazai.jp/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/miyako-081-150x150.jpg)
Kuicha is a group dance in a circular formation that has been passed down over generations throughout Miyako. Being also referred to as “Voice Accord”[…] read more – >
【Designated by the City:Intangible Folk】Kuicha of Tomori
![クイチャー](https://miyakojimabunkazai.jp/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/miyako-080-150x150.jpg)
Long ago, women who engaged in weaving at a village guardhouse on orders are said to have likened white-crested waves on a reef to patterns of Jofu, o[…] read more – >
【Designated by the City:Intangible Folk 】Myakuzutsu of Ikema Island
![池間島のミャークヅツ](https://miyakojimabunkazai.jp/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/miyako-037-150x150.jpg)
Over three days starting on the day of the horse or Kinoeuma every year from August to September in the lunar calendar, the largest festival on Ikema […] read more – >
【Prefecturally Designated:Tangible Folk】Ceremony Site of Uipyamutu
![ウイピャームトゥの祭場01](https://miyakojimabunkazai.jp/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/miyako-023-1-150x150.jpg)
At the Uipyayama Site at the southern side of the Sunagawa settlement are three structures of Maiuipya, Kusuuipya, and Uiusu, used for the Komori ritu[…] read more – >
【National Designation:Selected Intangible Folk】Masutorya of Nobaru
![野原のマストリャー](https://miyakojimabunkazai.jp/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/miyako-022-150x150.jpg)
This is a harvest festival held in Nobaru of the Ueno district on August 15 on the lunar calendar. During the morning hours, the women offer prayers a[…] read more – >
【National Designation:Intangible Folk Culture Property】Kuicha Dance of Miyako
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The Kuicha of Miyako is a group dance that has been passed on down the generations in various areas of the Miyako Islands. The people lively dance the[…] read more – >
【Nationally Selected:Selected Preservation Techinique】Choma Ito Teumi (Choma Thread Twisting)
![苧麻糸手績み01](https://miyakojimabunkazai.jp/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/miyako-020-1-150x150.jpg)
The Choma Ito Teumi is a technique that hand-twists (connects) the fibers of ramie (Urticaceae family of perennial flowering plants, also referred to […] read more – >
【Irabu】Irau-Taogani
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Taogani is said to be the first selection of long-sung old balladry, compiled and spread by Togani. Irau-Taogani is different from Miyako Togani in me[…] read more – >
【Designated by the City:Intangible Folk】Sarahama Myakuzutsu
![佐良浜ミャークヅツ](https://miyakojimabunkazai.jp/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/miyako-129-150x150.jpg)
Sarahama Myakuzuku is a large-scale festival, conducted for four days from the day of Kinoe-uma in August and September of the lunar calendar, involvi[…] read more – >