Tiger dance - Toramai

Japanese: 虎舞 - とらまい

Like a lion dance, a pair of dancers wear a tiger-skin patterned body curtain, one manipulating the body and the other manipulating the tiger's head, and perform the dance accompanied by flutes, drums, and sasara. It is particularly common along the Sanriku coast from Aomori to Miyagi prefectures, but can also be seen in Yokosuka, Kanagawa prefecture; Minamiizu, Shizuoka prefecture; Hokuto, Yamanashi prefecture; Higashikagawa, Kagawa prefecture; Matsuyama, Ehime prefecture; Mifune, Kumamoto prefecture; and Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima prefecture. Many dances along the Sanriku coast are said to have the power to prevent fires, and some performances involve climbing onto roofs and dancing. In Kanagawa, Shizuoka, and Kagawa prefectures, including the Sanriku coast, you can see performances based on the theme of the tiger slaying from the Joruri play "Kokusenya Kassen."

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Japanese:

獅子舞のごとく，トラの皮模様の胴幕に 2人一組で入り，1人は胴，1人はトラの頭（かしら）を操って，笛や太鼓，ささらなどの囃子に乗って演じる舞。青森県から宮城県にかけての三陸海岸沿いで特に多く行なわれているほか，神奈川県横須賀市，静岡県南伊豆町，山梨県北杜市，香川県東かがわ市，愛媛県松山市，熊本県御船町，鹿児島県いちき串木野市の各地にも見られる。三陸沿岸では火防せ（ひぶせ）の力があるとされるものが多く，屋根の上に登って舞う演目などもある。三陸沿岸も含め，神奈川県，静岡県，香川県の各地では，浄瑠璃『国性爺合戦』のトラ退治に題材をとった演目を見ることができる。

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