Kakunodate Sasara Dance: Obon Tourist Event

What is a "sasara"?
This event has a history of over 400 years, and is said to have taken root in the area when the Satake clan was transferred from Hitachi to Akita and accompanied Lord Satake Yoshinobu to comfort his lord along the way.
Nowadays, as one of the Bon festival events, the dance is performed to pray for the souls of ancestors and new Buddhas, and for a bountiful harvest.

◆Event details

The Kakunodate Obon festival will be held at Tatemachi Pocket Park.
On the day, there will also be free sake, a food stall festival, and a children's festival!!
You can enjoy the "Sasara Dance" while eating at a food stall.

◆Venue

Tatemachi Pocket Park (Kakunodate Post Office to Tatemachi Crossroads)

◆Schedule

August 15th (Friday)

17:30-21:30 Pedestrian zone
18:00~ "Sasara Dance" by Shiraiwa Sasara
18:30～ Shiraiwa Children's Sasara (planned)
19:00～ "Sasara Dance" by Shiraiwa Sasara
After 7:30pm, enjoy a meal or a children's festival.

⇊Click here for the flyer for "Kakunodate's Obon Festival"⇊


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