Kawachi Waka

…Other types of narration are amateur narration performed at festivals, which are small-scale, simple narration plays that often satirize current events. Well-known examples include the Kawachi narration, which is performed on a float at the autumn festival of Takemikumari Shrine in Mikumari, Chihayaakasaka Village, Minamikawachi County, Osaka Prefecture, and the Nagashi narration, which is performed at the spring festival of Hachiman Shrine in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture. Narration is originally performed on the spot, without a script, and is usually spoken, but highly acclaimed works are written down. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kawachi Niwa" is listed below.

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…その他祭礼での素人俄があり，小規模の素朴な俄芝居で時事風刺的なものが多い。大阪府南河内郡千早赤阪村水分（みくまり）の建水分（たけみくまり）神社の秋祭で山車（だんじり）の上で演じられる〈河内俄〉や岐阜県美濃市八幡神社の春祭に演じられる〈流し俄〉などが知られる。　俄は本来即席の自作自演で台本はなく，口立てが普通であるが，評判の高い作品は書き留められている。…

※「河内俄」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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