Before dancing the Nenbutsu dance, the leader instructed him to pray to the unrelated Buddha.
Around the beginning of July, when I went to buy Tsukudani, I asked, "Buddhist prayer dance's Bon Odori is on 13th, 14th, 15th ..." I came.
The children's dance from 6 to 8 in the evening.
It seems that the dance of adults is from 8 to 9:30.
When Nishi Honganji Temple (Tsukiji Honganji Temple) disappeared due to the great fire of the Meiryaku era, fishermen from Tsukuda, who were monks, reclaimed the land of Tsukiji and rebuilt the main hall in 1680 (1680).
This is the beginning of Bon Odori.
Before each dance, we first pray to the unrelated Buddha. In the past, the burning body flowed to the beach of Tsukuda Island from the upstream in the great fire of the Meiryaku era, and fishermen (Tsukuda townspeople) buried it as unrelated Buddhas. We start dancing after giving thanks for protecting Tsukuda Island.
In the adult dance from 8 o'clock, Buddhist prayer dance was advancing, singing with a unique moderation, with a microphone in his left hand and a bee in his right hand.
I realized that Bon Odori on Tsukuda Island is designated as an intangible ethnic cultural property of Tokyo.
Surprisingly, anyone could participate in this dance, and one of the circles invited me to say, "If you follow me later, you can dance ...."
A salaryman on his way home from work was dancing in a circle in a suit.
It was a fun night time in downtown, blowing in the night breeze.
