1. Event
  2. Firelit Noh Play at Ozen Shrine, Sagiryu Kyogen (Program: Shojo) (6.seven days)
Traditional art Bonfire (takigi) Noh Performances

Firelit Noh Play at Ozen Shrine, Sagiryu Kyogen (Program: Shojo) (6.seven days)

The Ozen Shrine Noh Stage where Takigi Noh and Sagiryu Kyogen are dedicated.

The Noh stage at Ozen Shrine is said to be the oldest existing Noh stage on Sado Island. It is one of the "Four Noh Places in Sado Province" and has been used for Noh performances since ancient times. The stage features a mirrored panel with a picture of a pine tree and a sunflower. Regular Noh plays are performed every year, and the stage is dedicated to Shinto rituals along with Sagi-style Kyogen (Kyogen). Kyogen plays performed during the Noh play include Okura-ryu, Izumi-ryu, and Sagi-ryu. The Sagi-ryu is the only three remaining schools of Kyogen in Japan. Yamaguchi City in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Chiyoda Town in Saga Prefecture, and Sado Island. Kyogen declined in the Meiji era (1868-1912), and the Sagi-ryu school of Kyogen on Sado Island was said to have disappeared in the 1950s. In the 1975's, the herald of Sagi-ryu Kyogen was identified in Mano-cho at that time, and this form of Kyogen was revived. The Sado Sagi-ryu Kyogen Kenkyukai (Sado Sagi-ryu Kyogen Society) has been working on its transmission and dissemination.

Date
2026.6.seven days
time
18:30~
Event site
Daizen Shrine Noh Stage (Takeda, Sado City)
Address
562-1 Takeda Sado, Niigata 952-0302
Contact Information

Sado Island Tourism Exchange Organization, Central Branch

TEL : 0259-27-5000

Fees
free
Transport Access
Ryotsu Port Approx 30minutes by car
Other
18:30~ Shoroshi (Japanese traditional poetry) 19:00~ Sagiryu Kyogen *Performances, times, and prices are subject to change.