Performance of "Kinryu no Mai"

Date and time:

March 18, 2020 (Wed)
11:30 am [Kaminarimon departs at 11:00]
2:00 pm [1:30 departure from Denpoin]
3:30 pm [Departure from Denhoin 3:00]

place:

Sensoji Temple precincts (running light rain)

Organizer:

Asakusa Tourism Federation, Asakusa Kannon Supporting Party, Asakusa Shrine Supporting Party

The dance of Kinryu is directed under the guidance of late Mantaro Kubota, who is directed by Yoshio Yoshikawa, Yoshiaki Machida, and choreographer Tomaaki Fujima. To perform.It is already a famous event.

Auspiciously called the mountain name of Sensoji Temple, Kinryu Mountain, says, `` The eighteenth day in the temple area, about 1,000 pine trees do not grow, and after three days, the dragon, a gold scale dragon that is about a hundred feet longer than the heavens, goes inside the pine. However, after that, I saw a certain place, and this is called Kinryuyama. "
This is the origin of Kinryu's dance, and it was celebrated as a commemorative event that the Asakusa Kannon Keishokai passed down to the later generations when the Showa Hondo shook down in October 1958.
The 15m long, 80kg weight gold dragon is delighted by the appearance of Kannon, and the brave and splendid dance is said to have a high religious significance. And the chrysanthemum memorial service on October 18

*This post automatically translated by google translator*