著者

諏訪 淳一郎

出版者

島根県立大学

雑誌

総合政策論叢 (ISSN:13463829)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.3, pp.47-60, 2002-03-25

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A popular form of Iwami kagura in the Seki-ou district of Shimane Prefecture is known as hatchoshi. This form has been given relatively minor attention because of its secular performative format. By contrast to the rokuchoshi kagura in the mountain region of old Iwami region, which still has religious significance of evocating trance, hatchoshi has attracted audiences at supermarkets, for instance, with decorative costumes, dramatic settings and fast beat of the taiko drum. This article discusses an example from an institution for the mentally disabled located in Kanagi Town, south of Hamada. The welfare institution, Iwami Fukushikai, has a very active club to perform hatchoshi with help from volunteer; it also manages workshops of costumes, masks, and other instrument for kagura groups on demand. In the core of the kagura-related activity of Iwami Fukushikai, there is a flexibility of the hatchoshi tradition. Although it may sound contradictory, hatchoshi was initially invented as a new style of kagura in the Hamada coast during early Meiji period, and this sprit has been continuously creating fast dancing and acting, decorative costume, and new production. In other words, nobility is the ethos of the hatchoshi, which is an interesting case of traditional art form vibrantly containing an iconoclastic aspect.