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

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.