A pre-event will be held at the event “World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25: 1 Year To Go!” to widely announce the performance event Japanese Festival “omatsuri” (Tokyo Wasshoi).
A performance by guest rakugo storyteller Taihei Hayashiya will enliven this celebration of sports!
(1) Announcement of the event Japanese Festival “omatsuri” (Tokyo Wasshoi)
(2) Edo sato kagura（Edo folk dance) performance by Gennosuke Matsumoto Shachu
(3) Awa-Odori dance performance by Tensyou-ren from the Tokyo Koenji Awa-Odori
MC: Rakugo storyteller Taihei Hayashiya
Omatsuri performing organizations: Gennosuke Matsumoto Shachu, Tensyou-ren from the Tokyo Koenji Awa-Odori
Gennosuke Matsumoto Shachu
Gennosuke Matsumoto Shachu is a group that preserves and passes on the tradition of Edo sato kagura. Based in Nishi-Nippori in Arakawa-ku, the group performs in events such as festivals at Suwa Shrine.
Tensyou-ren from the Tokyo Koenji Awa-Odori
Tensyou-ren is the sister organization of the Hazuki-ren dance group from Tokushima, the home of Awa-Odori. It is committed to the traditional performing art of Awa-Odori in its daily activities.
Free
LaQua Garden Stage, Tokyo Dome City
(Inside the venue for the event “World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25: 1 Year To Go!”)
