祭概要

神のお告げを聞く「託宣（たくせん）」を今に伝える！中世からの古式に則った伝統の神楽
The Takusen oracle lingers to this day!　Traditional Kagura performances given in accordance with ancient rituals from medieval times.

本山三宝荒神を信仰してきた比婆山麓の各集落で、中世から連綿と伝えられてきた神楽。神の意思を人の口を借りて告げる「託宣」を今に伝える神楽は、全国でも稀です。毎年行われる「小神楽」と式年（前式年から7・9・13・33年目）に行われる「大神楽」があり、2019年は広島県の庄原市東城町で小神楽、岡山県の新見市で大神楽が行われます。小当屋で神を迎えて神事舞を奉納した後、大当屋に移り、夕方から翌朝にかけて八岐大蛇なども登場する能舞を披露します。
新見市の大神楽では「竜押し」が行われ、神殿に飾られた全長約8mにも及ぶ藁の竜を、田に持ち出して押し合います。

Kagura performances that have been continuously passed down since medieval times by followers of the Honzan guardian deity of the three jewels in the settlements at the base of Mt. Hiba. These Kagura performances, which keep the Takusen oracle alive today, are rare throughout the country. Every year, there are the small-scale Kagura performances and the grand Kagura performances, which are held on the 7th, 9th, 13th, and 33rd anniversaries of the reconstruction of the structure. The small-scale Kagura performances will be held at Tojo Town, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and the grand Kagura performances will be held at Niimi City, Okayama Prefecture in 2019. The deity is transferred to its large house after a ritual dance is performed in dedication to it at its small house, and Noh dances, where an eight-headed and eight-tailed dragon appears, are performed from the evening to the following morning.

During the grand Kagura performances in Niimi City, a roughly 8-meter-long straw dragon that decorates the temple is transported along a field.

祭基本情報