イベント情報
Regular performances of BICCHU KAGURA.
BICCHU KAGURA is a form of kagura from the Bicchu region in western Okayama Prefecture.It has been handed down as a performing art that invites the gods to enjoy the dance.
BICCHU KAGURA is dedicated every year from autumn to winter at the village shrine.
It is rarely seen by the general public, but performances are held once a month in CHUSEI-YUMEGAHARA in BISEI town, Ibara City, Okayama Prefecture, as "BISEI Mikazuki KAGURA". ('Mikazuki' means Crescent Moon).
The programme includes "OROCHI-TAIJI", a performance to exterminate two giant snakes, "KIBITSU-MAI", the prototype of the legend of Momotaro, and "Okuninushi no Mai", a popular dance in which sweets are given away.
A simple workshop has been prepared between acts. We plan to explain how to make the GOHEI that the performers hold during the dance and the CHIMICHI that adorn the stage.
BICCHU KAGURA often continues throughout the night, and there is a culture in which the audience also prepares lunch boxes and sake to enjoy the KAGURA performance. For Mikazuki KAGURA, tickets with a box lunch (advance purchase only) are also available. Please enjoy the KAGURA performance while enjoying a meal made from local BISEI town ingredients.
The International dark place BISEI town's symbolic BISEI Observatory is located near the venue. The night of the crescent moon is also a good night for astronomical observation. Please enjoy star-gazing at the observatory after watching KAGURA.
「Introduced by Maibaru Travel（10:25～）」
Fees etc.
Ticket prices：Adults 3,300 yen, Children 1,100 yen （from 1st to 6th grade）Infants free of charge （under 1st grade） All prices include tax.
Tickets with meal: Adults 4,950 yen,children 2,750 yen（Tickets on the day are ¥3,850 for adults and ¥1,650 for children.）
Tickets are available on the ticket website or at CHUSEI-YUMEGAHARA and Ihara Bus Centres.
Click on the 'Buy Tickets' button to go to an external site.
Notes.
※Child fare is for primary schools students and younger （1st to 6th grade）.
※Only one child under primary schools age is admitted free of charge when accompanied by an adult.
※Advance ticket sales end at 23:55 on the day before the performance. Tickets with a boxed lunch will be on sale until 23:55 on the day before the performance.
※The event is held indoors and will be held rain or shine. However, the event may be cancelled in the event of typhoons, heavy snowfall, earthquakes or other events that significantly affect public transport.
※The latest information on the performance will be posted on the BISEI town Tourist Association's website.
※It can get very hot in the museum during the summer. Please take precautions against heat stroke and mosquitoes.
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