Blooming Buckwheat Surrounds Sounds and Colors of Historic Ritual Dance in Hokkaido

Video footage taken in the town of Fukushima in Hokkaido shows costumed musicians and dancers offering a ritual dance in the middle of a blooming “soba” buckwheat field on Aug. 26. The Matsumae Kagura dance is said to have a history of about 350 years and is designated as an important intangible folk cultural property. The video footage was taken by Nobuhiro Shirai of The Asahi Shimbun.
Video footage taken in the town of Fukushima in Hokkaido shows costumed musicians and dancers offering a ritual dance in the middle of a blooming “soba” buckwheat field on Aug. 26. The Matsumae Kagura dance is said to have a history of about 350 years and is designated as an important intangible folk cultural property. The video footage was taken by Nobuhiro Shirai of The Asahi Shimbun.
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No sales to customers in China or Korea
Editorial #:
1026410142
Collection:
The Asahi Shimbun Video
Date created:
26 August, 2018
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Licence type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released. More information
Clip length:
00:00:36:26
Location:
Fukushima-cho, Japan
Mastered to:
QuickTime 8-bit Photo-JPEG HD 1920x1080 29.97p
Source:
The Asahi Shimbun Video
Object name:
20180826soba.mov