In 2019, the traditional dance "Ou Watatsumi Bonyo" was created by young people of traditional performing arts, including Masahiro Nakagawa of Home Nihon Buyo.

Taga Castle is recorded in Japan's Three Major Real Records that the tsunami hit the castle in major earthquake in Jogan 11 (869). About a thousand years later, the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 flooded about one-third of the city area, causing enormous damage.
Now that 11 years have passed since then, and reconstruction has progressed, we must pass on the memories of the earthquake to future generations without weathering in order to protect the lives of the next generation.

The traditional Japanese culture of Bon Odori, which has been handed down since ancient times, contains the meaning and desire to memorialize the victims and loved ones without forgetting in the event of a disaster, famine, or war.

Through the Japanese culture of Bon Odori, the Ou Watatsumi Bon Festival was created with the aim of continuing to pass on the memories of Great East Japan Earthquake, which is said to be great disaster once every millennium, to the next generation and to the future of 1,000 years later.

Why don't you experience the traditional performing arts and culture of Japan through the newly created "Ou Watatsumi Bon" as part of the disaster tradition? First-time students are also welcome!

Let's learn "Ou Watatsumi Bon" and pass on the memories of the earthquake to future generations!

Date and time and place
[5 times in total] From 14:00 to 15:00 a.m.
1st (practice) Saturday, October 15, 2022 Tagajo City Cultural Center 3F Japanese-style room
2nd (practice) Sunday, October 16, 2022 Tagajo City Cultural Center 3F Japanese-style room
3rd (practice) Sunday, October 23, 2022 The 2nd and 3rd Japanese-style rooms on the 2nd floor of Sanno District Public Hall, Tagajo City, Sanno District Public Hall, 2nd floor
4th (practice) Saturday, October 29, 2022 Tagajo City Cultural Center 3F Japanese-style room
5th (dancing wearing yukata) Sunday, October 30, 2022 1st to 3rd floor of Sanno district public hall, Tagajo-shi Sanno district public hall on Sunday, October 30, 2022

[Target persons]
20 elementary and junior high school students in the city (It is desirable to be able to participate at least three times in the first to fourth exercises.)

Please see city homepage about application method and other details.
https://www.city.tagajo.miyagi.jp/sozo/bunka/1300/bon-odori.html

How to dance the Ou Watatsumi Bon Dance, a traditional dance of the earthquake, is also posted on the official youtube of Tagajo City, so please take a look and try actually dancing. ♪ 。
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdUBUur2nD4SbVjSYneB7tMZbtmxQYyI3