Ayako Dance

Japanese: 綾子踊
Ayako Dance
A folk art form handed down in Mannou Town, Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture. A dance for praying for rain, this is an elegant dance reminiscent of a Buddhist chant. It is said that Kobo Daishi once taught this dance to a village girl named "Aya" when he visited the village during a year of drought. In 1976, it was designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan.

Source: About Shogakukan Digital Daijisen Plus Information

Japanese:
香川県仲多度郡まんのう町に伝わる民俗芸能。雨乞い祈願の踊りで、念仏踊風の風流踊。かつて干ばつの年に、村を訪れた弘法大師が「綾」という名の村の娘に教えたものとされる。1976年、国の重要無形民俗文化財に指定。

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