高梁市の文化遺産と備中神楽

(1) Cultural heritages in Takahashi City (A) In Old Takahashi City Area (i)Educational and cultural traditions in Yamada Houkoku (ii)Christian culture (B) In Nariwa Town (i)Assets of Kojima Torajiro and Nariwa Art Museum (ii)Traditional Building Preservation District (iii)Bicchu-Kagura(2) Characteristics of Bicchu-Kagura (i)Pass down primitive beliefs (ii)In systematic way, it is a mixture of Kannagimai and Jindai-Kagura (iii)If we divide the performance into eight categories and compare this performance with other Kaguras around the country, six performances are playacted in Bicchu-Kagura(3) Activities of Bicchu-Kagura Dayu (i)The age when started Kagura: 25% for each categories – 10\u27s, 20\u27s, 30\u27s, and 40\u27s (ii)The triggers to start the performance: "friends\u27 suggestion" – 47%, "my own initiative" – 35% (iii)The age when became a dayu: Higher percentages in 20\u27s 30\u27s, and 40\u27s (iv) Frequency of the performance: "6-10 times a year" – 54%, "more than 11times a year" – 21% (v)Clients of the performance: Shinto Shrine – 42%, rejoicing events – 29%, new construction of a house – 18% (vi)Chances of the performance have been decreasing. (vii)More than 90% of the people are proud the performance. (viii)Reputation of the performance has become even better