A sacred ritual in which tradition lives on, including standing at the top of a pine pillar and using a katana to cleave through an onusa (wooden Shinto wand)This Shugendo (Way of Trials) festival, which has been passed down in Kanda Town, Fukuoka Prefecture, has a history going back around 1,000 years. The festival starts with a mikoshi (portable shrine) event, which is followed by various Shinto rituals, one after another: Onie, Tanemaki (seed sowing), Tauchi (field tilling), the Masakari Mai (axe dance), and the Naginata Mai (halberd dance). Finally, the festival concludes with a climactic Heikiri (nusa cutting) ritual. The main ritualist appears before the onlookers, dressed as a Yamabushi (a mountain ascetic hermit) and accompanied by the sound of conch shells. He climbs an approximately 11-meter-tall pine pillar that has been set up for the ritual, carrying an onusa on his back as he does so, and then he uses a katana (a Japanese sword) to cleave through the bamboo part of the onusa. The katana flashes through the air, almost seeming to cut right through the tense atmosphere. This sacred spectacle takes the audience’s breath away.Watch performers dance while carrying drums that weigh around 10 kilograms! An intense, full-body performing artEvery two years, the Kannogaku ceremony is held at Otomi Shrine, which is in Buzen City, Fukuoka Prefecture. This ceremony is also referred to as Gakuuchi, and it is a style of folk art during which performers dance while beating drums. Each dancer holds a large shime-daiko (tight drum), which boasts an impressive weight of around 10 kilograms and a diameter of around 55 centimeters, against their chest and clenches a drumstick high in one hand. Each dancer then vigorously turns while standing on one foot and then uses the strength of their entire body to strike their drum. The powerful movements of the dancers, the thunderous sounds of their drums, and their overflowing energy combine to create an almost overwhelming sense of vigor as the excitement builds to a satisfying climax.Date：Every year on the third Sunday in AprilPlace：Hakusan Taga ShrineTrain: Take a town-run community bus from JR Obase-Nishikodai-mae Station, and then walk about 60 minutes from the Seibu Kōminkan bus stop093-434-2212, person in charge of town history, Lifelong Learning Division, Kanda Town Board of EducationDate：Every two years on April 30 and May 1Place：Otomi Shrine, Sumiyoshi Otabisho, and shrines in the Shiromaru areaCar: About eight minutes by car from the Buzen I.C., which is on the Higashikyushu Expressway (Otomi Shrine)Buzen Kannōgaku Preservation Society 0979-83-3450 (Otomi Shrine)開催日：毎年4月の第3日曜日場所：白山多賀神社電車：JR「小波瀬西工大前駅」より町営コミュニティバス乗車、「西部公民館」停留所より徒歩約60分苅田町教育委員会生涯学習課まちの歴史担当 093-434-2212開催日：隔年の4月30日・5月1日場所：大富神社、住吉御旅所、四郎丸地区の各神社車：東九州自動車道「豊前I.C.」より車で約８分（大富神社）豊前感応楽保存会 0979-83-3450（大富神社）提供：苅田町歴史資料館提供：苅田町歴史資料館提供：苅田町歴史資料館提供：苅田町歴史資料館切り落とされた白幣には神の御霊が宿るとされ、それを拾い、自宅にある種籾（たねもみ）と混ぜると豊作間違いなしと伝えられている。The shimenawa paper that is cut off is said to house the spirit of a kami (a god), and picking this up and mixing it with seed rice at home apparently ensures a bountiful harvest.感応楽を奉納するのは、総勢約30名の楽人（がくにん）。6名の中楽（なかがく）を中心に、団扇使（うちわつかい）らが輪になって舞う。The Kannogaku ceremony is performed by a total of around 30 gakunin (performers), including six nakagaku (core performers) who stand in the center and numerous uchiwa-tsukai (fan bearers) who form a circle around them.伝統が息づく神聖な儀式、松柱の頂で刀を振るい大幣を切り落とす福岡県苅田町に伝わる修験道の祭りで、約1000年の歴史を持つ。この祭礼は、御輿行事から始まり、鬼会（おにえ）、種蒔き、田打ち、鉞舞（まさかりまい）、長刀舞（なぎなたまい）といった神事が次々と執り行われる。そして、クライマックスとなるのが幣切り（へいきり）だ。ほら貝の音が響くなか、山伏姿の施主が登場。高さ約11ｍの松柱に大幣を背負い登り、大幣の竹を日本刀で切り落とす。張りつめた空気を切り裂くように刀が一閃。その神聖な光景に、観客は息を呑む。重さ約10㎏の太鼓を抱え舞う！全身で奏でる迫力の伝統芸能福岡県豊前市に鎮座する大富神社で隔年に奉納される「感応楽」。「楽打（がくうち）」とも呼ばれ、太鼓を打ち鳴らしながら舞う民俗芸能だ。舞手は、重さ約10㎏、直径約55㎝もの大きな締め太鼓を胸に抱え、片手に持ったバチを高々と掲げる。そして、片足立ちのまま勢いよく向きを変え、全身を使って太鼓を打ち鳴らす。その力強い所作、響き渡る太鼓の音、ほとばしる舞手の気迫。圧倒的な躍動感が会場を包み込み、熱気は最高潮に達する。祭礼行事国指定重要無形民俗文化財舞楽国指定重要無形民俗文化財ユネスコ無形文化遺産EventAccessContactEventAccessContactイベント情報アクセスお問い合わせ先ホームページ ▶ URL https://www.town.kanda.lg.jp/page/1853.htmlイベント情報アクセスお問い合わせ先ホームページ ▶ URL https://ootomijinja.or.jp/geinou/kannogaku/ここが見どころ !ここが見どころ !福岡県／苅田町 Kanda Town, Fukuoka Prefecture福岡県／豊前市 Buzen City, Fukuoka Prefecture28600※掲載されている情報は、令和7(2025)年12月末現在の情報であり、お出かけの際には、事前に最新情報をご確認下さい。 *The information provided is current as of the end of December 2025 (Reiwa 7). Please check the latest information before planning your visit.※掲載されている情報は、令和7(2025)年12月末現在の情報であり、お出かけの際には、事前に最新情報をご確認下さい。 *The information provided is current as of the end of December 2025 (Reiwa 7). Please check the latest information before planning your visit. と か く じ ま つ えTokaku-ji Matsue か ん のう が くKannogaku等覚寺の松会感応楽
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