Akiu no Taue Odori

Akiu no taue odori (秋保の田植踊) is a traditional rice-planting dance in Akiu, now part of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Performed since the seventeenth century, ten female dancers accompanied by two or four males enact a repertoire of six to ten dances to the sound of flute, drums and bells.[1] In 1970 measures were taken to document the dance and in 1976 it was designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.[2][3] In 2009 Akiu no taue odori was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.[4]

See also

• Japanese traditional dance
• Traditional Japanese music
• List of Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties
• Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
• Matsuri

References

1. "Akiu no taue odori". Sendai City. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
2. "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
3. "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
4. "Akiu no Taue Odori". UNESCO. Retrieved 2 May 2011.

External links

• (in English) UNESCO documentation