10月8日に香川県東かがわ市の白鳥神社でNPO法人徳島県古武道協会主催東かがわ市白鳥神社秋季大祭古武道演武大会に参加しました。
徳島に安土桃山時代に伝えられ、現在でも久武館道場で守り続けられている阿州柳生神影流兵法剣術、阿州柳生神影流伝承舞を白鳥神社で無事演武することができました。
白鳥神社は日本武尊を祀る名社で、例年の秋季大祭は神事として御輿渡や香川県無形文化財の虎獅子が奉納されています。
今年の秋季大祭は平日で夜間に行われましたが、幻想的な賑やかなお祭りとなりました。
On October 8th, I participated in the Autumn Grand Festival Martial Arts Demonstration Tournament at Shirotori Shrine in Higashikagawa City, Kagawa Prefecture, hosted by the NPO Tokushima Prefecture Kobudo Association.
I successfully performed the Ashū Yagyū Shinkage-ryū Heihō Kenshū (Ashū Yagyū Shinkage-ryū Martial Arts Sword Technique) and the Ashū Yagyū Shinkage-ryū Den’shō Mai (Ashū Yagyū Shinkage-ryū Traditional Dance), which were introduced to Tokushima during the Azuchi-Momoyama period and are still preserved today at the Kyūbukan Dojo, at Shirotori Shrine.
Shiratori Shrine is a renowned shrine dedicated to Prince Yamato Takeru.
Its annual Autumn Grand Festival features sacred rituals such as mikoshi processions and the dedication of the Kagawa Prefecture Intangible Cultural Property, the Tiger Lion Dance.
This year’s Autumn Grand Festival took place on a weekday evening, yet it became a fantastically lively festival.
