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Hitoyoshi Kuma Traditional Performing Arts Banquet

Japanese name:人吉球磨 伝承の宴

📅 Sun, Oct 4, 2026

📍 Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto

About this event

This is an event where you can watch powerful performances of traditional performing arts and ancient martial arts passed down through generations in the Hitoyoshi-Kuma region. The program is scheduled to include Kuma Kagura, Usudaiko Dance, Hyogo Taisha-ryu martial arts, and the Hocho-shiki knife ritual. Along with the performances, you can savor a special meal lavishly using local ingredients paired with mellow Kuma Shochu. It offers a luxurious experience to spend a blissful time immersed in tradition and fine sake within the solemn precincts of the National Treasure Aoi Aso Shrine.

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Venue

Aoi no Mori National Treasure Memorial Hall

868 Kami-Aoi-machi, Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto 868-0005

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