Friday, November 3, 2023, a public holiday
1st time: [Departing from Denpo-in at 11:00 am → Nakamise → Sensoji Temple Main Hall] Performance will begin at 11:30 am on the west side square in front of the main hall.
2nd time: [Departure from Denpo-in at 2:00 p.m. → Orange Street → Kaminarimon Street → Kaminarimon → Nakamise → Sensoji Main Hall] Performance will begin at 2:40 p.m. on the west side square in front of the main hall.


The white heron dance was revived by the Asakusa Tourism Federation in 1652 as a commemorative event for Tokyo's 100th anniversary, based on the ``heron dance'' that appeared in the festival procession of the ``Sensoji Keian Engi Emaki'' in 1652.

The Sagi-mai ritual originated from the Gion Festival at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, and is said to have been handed down for more than 1,000 years as a dedication to ward off pestilence.It is said that it was very popular, but it was discontinued at some point, and was passed down until the 2nd year of Keian (2013). In 1369, when Ouchi Hikiyo commissioned and built Yasaka Shrine from Kyoto to Yamaguchi, it appeared as a ritual in Yamaguchi's Gion Festival, and furthermore, in 1542, Yoshimi Masayori, the lord of Tsuwano, Shimane Prefecture, moved it from Yamaguchi. , which today is nationally famous.The ``White Heron Dance'' at Sensoji Temple is based on Kyoto orthodoxy, and is a reconstruction of the Keian-era Senza Memorial Ceremony procession, with three warriors, one bofuri, one feeder, one large umbrella, one white heron, 19 musicians, Shugo Doji, and others dance and parade while playing the ``Shirasagi no Shou.''

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