Hikiyama Kyogen

Japanese: 曳山狂言 - ひきやまきょうげん

This refers to kabuki performed on floats. Floats are decorated floats that are pulled around at festivals and other events, and serve as a mobile kabuki stage on which plays are performed. The Yamaage Festival (July 25-27) at Yakumo Shrine in Karasuyama-cho, Nasu-gun, Tochigi Prefecture is famous for its float kyogen. A 100m stretch of road in the town is used to create a stage for dancing, as well as a flower path, bridge waves, and a mansion, and plays such as "Masakado," "Modoribashi," and "Momijigari" are performed on the stage. Over a hundred young men serve in the performances. At the Nagahama Hachiman Festival (April 13-15) in Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture, boys around 10 years old perform the "Nagahama Float Play," with plays such as "Shinshu Kawanakajima" and "Cho Chidori Soga Monogatari."

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

曳山で演じられる歌舞伎をいう。曳山は祭礼などで曳きまわされる飾り物を仕立てた山車（だし）で，移動式の歌舞伎舞台となり，この上で芝居が演じられる。栃木県那須郡烏山町八雲神社の〈山揚祭（やまあげまつり）〉(7月25～27日)の曳山狂言が有名で，町内の道路約100mに踊り台をはじめ，花道，橋波，館などの山を作り，踊り台で《将門》《戻橋》《紅葉狩》などが演じられる。百数十人の若衆が奉仕する。滋賀県長浜市の長浜八幡の祭り(4月13～15日)では，10歳前後の少年によって〈長浜曳山芝居〉が行われ，《信州川中島》《蝶千鳥曾我物語》などが演じられる。

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