59th Chofu City folk arts festival music preservation convention Photo：Chofu city folk museum
59th Chofu City folk arts festival music preservation convention Photo：Chofu city folk museum
59th Chofu City folk arts festival music preservation convention Photo：Chofu city folk museum
Eleven affiliated hayashi teams and 4 children’s teams will compete in performing the “Chofu Matsuri-bayashi” (an Intangible Folk Cultural Property designated by Chofu City) in different areas of Chofu, together with a Shishi-mai (lion dance), a comical Okame/Hyottoko dance and more. This convention, first held in 1958, is now in its 60th year.
Chofu City folk arts festival music preservation society
“Chofu Matsuri-bayashi,” transmitted from Edo in the middle of the Meiji Era, was descended from the “Yamanote Bayashi” and “Shitamachi Bayashi.” The first Chofu City folk arts festival music preservation society convention was held in 1958 in the Chofu Station South Exit square. The hayashi group originally consisted of 8 teams, and today it is made up of 15 teams including the children’s hayashi group.
Teruaki Morita
President
Chofu City folk arts festival music preservation society
Kamiishiwara 1-43-8, Chofu City, Tokyo 182-0035
Tel：+81-(0)42-483-6875
Fax：+81-(0)42-483-6875
Chofu Cultural Center Tazukuri, Kusunoki Hall（Chofu City, Tokyo）
