Location Hakui History and Folklore Museum
Hakui Lion Dance Culture: Chiyo Town Dora-shishi
- Display status
- No permanent display
- Period
- 1861
- Form/Type
- Folk material
- Location
- Hakui City
In Hakui City, lion dances have been passed down in the villages and are performed at shrine festivals. The lion head called dora-shishi owned by Chiyo Town is the oldest historical item in the city. It was created in 1861 by a carver named TODO Hoku-un, and the history of the lion dance is thought to date back to at least the late Edo Period.
It is not well known what kind of person TODO Hoku-un was. However, his sculptures are elaborate, beautiful, powerful and impressive, and it is clear that he had excellent carving skills. This is a valuable item for learning about the history of Hakui's lion dance culture, but it is also an indispensable item for learning about the history of the performing arts, entertainment, and festival culture of the villagers at the time.
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A local history museum that opened in 1983. They collect materials that convey the history and culture of Hakui City (archaeological materials, historical materials, folk implements, etc.), preserve them, conduct research on them and display them publicly. The folk implements exhibition room on the first floor explains the tools used in Hakui's past way of living. The history exhibition room on the second floor displays valuable excavated items mainly from the Yoshisaki-Suba Site, a Nationally Designated Historic Site, and the Jike Site, as well as historical materials such as ancient documents. They also hold ancient experience classes and events such as magatama (comma-shaped stone bead) making and fire starting experiences. Please feel free to stop by and experience the history of Hakui.
38-1 Tsurutada, Tsurutamachi, Hakui, 925-0027 Google Maps
TEL 0767-22-5998 E-mail post@city.hakui.lg.jp
