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2024 "Demonstration of" Hitotaka "Suwa style hawk" where hawk dances in the sky of New Year

 2024 A hawk dances in the sky of the New Year

 On January 3, at Hamarikyu Garden Uchibori Square, as one of the New Year's opening events "Hamarikyu's gorgeous New Year" events, a demonstration of Suwa style hawk art that draws on the flow of the shogun's family and falconers of the Edo period was performed. Was.        "Falconry (Falconry)" that releases trained hawks and catches wild birds and small animals. The falcon used to serve the government to own the falcon and to train the falconry for falconry.                This area was originally a falconry ground for the Shogun's family, and it is said that it was a reed field, but it was reclaimed and became a separate residence (Hamagoten) of the Shogun's family in later years, and is now still Shinsenza·It is one of the daimyo gardens representing the Edo period, where two duckba of Koshindo remain. "Ichifuji Nitakasan eggplant", which is said to be auspicious when viewed in the first dream, is an event where you can see the real dynamic hawk directly, have a good experience, and immerse yourself in the mood of the New Year. First of all, put the hawk on the raise (set) and go around in front of the audience, and then aligned, followed by a greeting from Noriko Otsuka, the 18th Suwa style of Suwa style, followed by the introduction of the performers, and the demonstration. Move on. "Transfer" to jump from the hawk's rise to another hawk's rise, "migratory" to recall the hawk on the tree to the hawk's rise, the falcon with a string called ninja (Okinawa) and swing a pigeon (pseudo-bait) to catch the hawk. Demonstration is performed.  The appearance of the hawk gliding through the ground is dynamic.                      After the "transfer" experience corner of Harris Hawk (Momoaka Eastern buzzard), which recruits applicants from the spectators, the finale shows the "Hayabusa sudden descent" that descends at high speed from the rooftop of the Hamarikyu Mitsui Building aiming for prey.   In addition, the falconers wear traditional costumes such as bird hats, undergarment (Bandri), Nobanten (Nobanten), horn belts, crotch, leg bonds, and underground tabi, but the student is wearing a half coat.