Niibo [village] - Niibo

Japanese: 新穂[村] - にいぼ

A village in Sado County, Niigata Prefecture, located in the eastern part of Sado Island. Population 4,778 (1995). The western part is the grain-producing region of the Kuninaka Plain, while the eastern part is a purely agricultural village in the Kosado Hills. It was known as a habitat for the Japanese crested ibis (Tokuten), but by 1982 all wild ibises had been taken into custody at the Toki Conservation Center in the village. The village is home to the Homma family, head of the Sado Hosho school of Noh, and each shrine in the village has a Noh stage. Ondeko is a lion dance performed to the sound of majestic drums, incorporating elements of the Hosho school of Noh dance.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

新潟県，佐渡島東部にある佐渡郡の村。人口4778(1995)。西部は国中平野の穀倉地，東部は小佐渡丘陵にあたる純農村である。トキ(特天)の生息地として知られたが，野生のトキは1982年までにすべて村内のトキ保護センターに収容された。佐渡宝生流家元の本間家があり，能の盛んな村で，村内の各神社には能舞台が設けられている。〈鬼太鼓（おんでこ）〉は雄壮な太鼓の音に合わせて踊る獅子舞で，宝生流能舞がとり入れられている。

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