August 14 - 17

Zenidaiko

Presently, Zenidaiko is preformed by dancers from the Matsubara Region of Himeshima. Like Aya and Kitsune the time which Zenidaiko began is unknown; however, it is assumed to have commenced sometime before the Meiji period.

Zenidaiko has many things in common with Aya. Men and women also form a pair and the men are scantily clothed. The difference is that, while Aya utilizes bamboo sticks, Zenidaiko as the name implies uses a taiko drum. The skin of the fugu (blowfish) is attached to one side of the drum body, on the inside attached by a wire is an old coin called the sen. When the taiko is shaken the old coins make a unique sound. It may even be said to be romantic or even exotic.

***This dance has become a children's dance as of 2002.

[Aya] [Kitsune] [Zeni Daiko] [Sarumandayu]

Himeshima Statistics:

Circumference: 17.0km

Surface Area: 6.78km

Population: 2,727 (2001 census)

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