Yatsushika Dance

Japanese: 八鹿踊 - やつしかおどり

A folk art form. A type of deer dance. A refined lion dance performed by eight individual deer, found in Uwajima City, Higashiuwa District, Kitauwa District, and Kita District, Ehime Prefecture. In the area where it is traditionally performed, it is called "shishimai" or "dendeko." It is said that in the early Edo period, the lord of Uwajima, Date Hidemune, introduced the deer dance from the Sendai region, and it is performed at festivals such as the Uwatsuhiko Shrine festival (October 28th and 29th), the Warei Shrine festival (July 23rd and 24th), and the Mitaki Shrine festival (Higashiuwa District) festival (April 17th). Depending on the number of dancers, it is also called the five deer dance, the six deer dance, or the four deer dance.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

民俗芸能。鹿踊（ししおどり）の一種。愛媛県宇和島市，東宇和郡，北宇和郡，喜多郡などに分布する一人立ちの8頭の鹿による風流系の獅子舞。伝承地では〈ししまい〉〈デンデコ〉などと呼ぶ。江戸初期，宇和島藩主伊達秀宗が仙台地方の鹿踊を伝えたものといい，宇和津彦神社の祭礼(10月28,29日)，和霊（われい）神社の祭礼(7月23,24日)，三滝神社(東宇和郡)の祭礼(4月17日)などに踊られる。踊り手の人数によって五鹿踊（いつしかおどり），六鹿踊（むつしかおどり），四鹿踊（よつしかおどり）などとも呼ぶ。

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