Registration Date：1953.11.14
Nunakuma Shrine Noh Theater Stage, which is designated as an important cultural property of Japan.
It was once an assembly line, carried on the battlefield for the entertainment of the samurai.
Finely detailed carvings.
Fixed in 1738. Assembly numbers and signs are still visible on the parts.
Normally covered with boards, it is open to the public during Noh performances in January and July.
The mirror plate (background) used to have pine trees and bamboo painted on it, but no longer remains.
The Ote-hi Shinto ritual at Numanae Shrine is one of the three major fire festivals in Japan.
The main shrine enshrines Ohwatsunomikoto and Susano-no-mikoto, gods of maritime safety.
Rikishi, a tangible folk cultural property designated by Fukuyama City. It was used as a rest of strength for the dock workers.
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The shrine is dedicated to Ohwatsumi-no-mikoto and Susano-no-mikoto, the gods of the sea in Japanese mythology in particular, and has watched over the safety of sea routes in this port town since ancient times. The "Rikishi", which is designated as an important cultural property of the city, was mainly used by baggageman (laborers of luggage) working at Tomoharbor during the 1600's to 1800's as a consecrated object of strength during festivals. It is an important cultural asset with a prayer for safety at sea, so if you are able to lift it, please gently put it back on the ground.
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Description
The Noh theater stage at Nunakuma Shrine, designated as a National Important Cultural Property, was established by the shogunate when Katsunari Mizuno, the first lord of the Fukuyama Domain, was assigned to this area and built Fukuyama Castle, as well as Fushimi Turret at Fushimi Castle in Kyoto, which was abandoned in 1619, one year prior to the construction of Fukuyama Castle. Fushimi Castle was the home of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who became kanpaku (chief advisor to the Emperor) and governed the country on behalf of the Emperor. This Noh stage was designed to be moved and assembled so that it could be taken to the battlefields for the entertainment of the soldiers under his command. It is said that the stage was first moved to Fukuyama Castle, but was later donated to Nunakuma Shrine in the 1650's during the reign of Katsusada, grandson of Katsunari and third lord of the domain. Then in 1738 it took the fixed form that exists today. As it was once an assembly-type stage, each piece is numbered and labeled. The roof is a kakoigumi structure, which is a panel-type construction that looks like a board inserted into a wooden frame, with the wood put together in a puzzle-like form called a hozosashi. The surface of the background scenery panel is peeling off in some areas, but the original drawings of pine trees and bamboo (which have an auspicious meaning) still remain.
Cultural property information
【Opening hours】
8:00-17:00
【Closing day】
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【Fee】
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【External link】
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