On Saturday, June 7, “Ebisu-kaki” will apparently be coming to Hamawaki Elementary School.
(Information provided by Sasako @ Nishitsu SP)
Here it is ↓
Quoted from Nishinomiya Hamawaki no Furusato-zukuri 2025 flyer submission
The roots of “Ebisu-kaki” are said to go back to around the Muromachi period, and it apparently originated around Nishinomiya and Hamawaki.
Ningyo Joruri puppet theater, which is also registered as a World Cultural Heritage, originally developed from this “Ebisu-kaki,” which evolved into a three-puppeteer style in Awaji and spread from there〜
Along with Ningyo Shibai Ebisuza, the group that revived “Ebisu-kaki,” students from Hamawaki Junior High School, as well as Nandan Junior High School and Mihara Junior High School from Awaji Island, will put on a wonderful performance〜👏
From Ebisu-kaki to Ningyo Joruri
When is it?
Saturday, June 7
13:00〜15:00（doors open 12:30）
Where is it?
Hamawaki Elementary School Gymnasium
Please bring indoor shoes such as slippers〜
Here it is on the map ↓
The address is 5-48 Hamawakicho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
There is no parking, so please use public transportation.
What will they be doing?
- Large picture-card storytelling（Hamawaki Elementary School Library Volunteer BOOKS）📖
- Ebisu-kaki “Ebisu Mai”（Ningyo Shibai Ebisuza）🎣
- Ningyo Joruri “Nishinomiya Ebisu Mai”（Hamawaki Junior High School Student Council & Nishinomiya Ebisu Mai Research Group）🎭
- Awaji Ningyo Joruri “Date Musume Koi no Higanoko: Yaoya Oshichi, Hinomi Yagura no Dan” （Nandan Junior High School & Mihara Junior High School）🔥
- Shamisen ensemble & puppet explanation（Nandan Junior High School & Mihara Junior High School）🎼
- Japanese taiko drums & lion dance（Nishinomiya Prefectural High School / Ken-nishi Taiko “Ranman”）🥁
- Daikagura acrobatics（Horaiya Tamanosuke）🎪
It looks like students from the Hamawaki Junior High School Broadcasting Club will serve as the MCs〜😄
Admission fee?
Free
Can anyone join?
Anyone is welcome. No application required. Just come directly to the venue.
For event details → here
Finally
It’s really something to be proud of that the origin of a World Heritage tradition is right here in Nishinomiya〜🤗 On the day, there will also be Japanese taiko performances, lion dancing, and old-fashioned street performances like spinning objects on top of an umbrella, so it should feel fresh and exciting for kids too! Why not drop by casually〜
※Sasako @ Nishitsu SP, thank you for the information!!
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