Akasaki Shrine Natural Amphitheater

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Akasaki Shrine Natural Amphitheater

Akasaki Shrine Natural Amphitheater

Genre : Other

Area : Fukawa/Yumoto

This outdoor performing space is a nationally-designated Important Tangible Cultural Property

Akasaki Shrine's Natural Amphitheater is a bowl-shaped outdoor space, cleverly used for performance of the arts. It is said that the current shape of the amphitheater has been in existence since the Edo Period (1603-1868). Today, many visitors come to the shrine in September to view performances of the traditional Gaku and Yumoto Nanjo dances, which have been held annually since 1596.

Details

Akasaki Festival will be held annually on September 10th

Address: 2668 Hoka, Azadoi-no-uchi, Higashi Fukugawa, Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture 759-4101

Access: By train:
Approx. 20 minute walk from Nagato-shi Station on the JR San'in Main Line

By bus:
Approx. 5 minute walk from "Akasaki Jinja-mae" bus stop

By car (from within Nagato):
Approx. 8 minutes from Nagato-shi Station on the JR San'in Main Line

By car (from outside Nagato):
Approx. 35 minutes from the Mine Interchange on the Chugoku Expressway

Parking: Available

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Akasaki Shrine

The traditional Akasaki Festival has been held at this shrine since the Momoyama Period (1573-1600), shortly before Japan was unified under its first shogunate.