#dengaku

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A musical procession with drums, rattles, and flutes during dengaku (田楽) rice-planting festivities at Kasuga Grand Shrine (春日大社) in Nara, as illustrated in the “Kasuga Ōmiya Wakamiya Go-Sairei no Zu” (春日大宮若宮御祭禮圖) of 1716

Image from “Traditional Japanese Music and Musical Instruments” by William P. Malm, Kodansha International, 2000, page 86

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A story of provisional Kabuki theater in Edo or farming area

Damine Kannon is a famous temple in Shitara-Shinshiro area in Aichi pref, Japan. On Feb.9th( this year ) Danine village people have a Dengaku Festival. It's  a simulation play of annual farm work. This festival had been held for centuries  to get good harvest in autumn. And the next day of this festival, Damine people also have Kabuki festival.

Most foreign people would think Kabuki as the art play in big cities such as Edo or Kyoto. However, not only in those  areas but in farming areas people have enjoyed and played Kabuki. Yes, once a year farmers transform themselves into Kabuki actors, even now.

In case of Danime, people carry out the preparation in various ways. Some people practice their program. Others build a provisional Kabuki theater. Edo was a big center of Kabuki. But we can find only three permanent Kabuki theaters in that city because Edo shogunate did not like that citizens had excessive amusement . Most  of troupes were obliged to use provisional theaters. They built those theaters in dry riverbeds because those places did not belong to anyone. They built theaters using logs, ropes and woven mats. Today we can see the diorama of provisional Kabuki theater at Edo Tokyo museum. In farming area, people held Kabuki at the sites of temples or shrines.  Very few shrines have fine theaters. And some shrines and temples have only stages, without seats for the audience. The equipment of Damine Kabuki corresponds to the latter. So Damine people must built them. On the last Sunday of Jan they made it by traditional way of architecture, using only logs bamboos and ropes, not using any nails and a blueprint.Only their own memories and experiences they trusted to.

The roof shape must be curved. To make this shape they use huge weights. At the both ends of roof crosspiece they hang them. Both ends of the crosspiece get lower than its middle part which is supported by main beam log. 

In this way they make the temporary theater. Today is Feb 8th. Tomorrow is the day of Dengaku Festival, and day after tomorrow they'll have Kabuki Festival. I'm going to vist and take some photos.

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Okame & Hyottoko

[dekitateyo]

Miso Dengaku

[味噌田楽]

A delicious and classic sauce using only three ingredients. It tastes nicely with almost anything!

Dating from before the Edo Period, Miso Dengaku is one very traditional washoku dish. The name dengaku comes from a traditional Japanese performance art - it is said that the shape of skewers on the ground looks like the formation of dengaku performers, who would be often walking on stilts.

The miso dengaku sauce is a (usually) vegan sauce with very strong flavors that goes well with almost any ingredient. Today’s recipe pictures features nasu dengaku - but you may use it as the typical tofu skewers, konnyaku and many other ideas. Be creative!

Recipe

4tbsp of miso

4tbsp of mirin

4tbsp of sugar

Steps

Dissolve the sugar and the miso in the mirin.

Put the mixture on medium heat, stirring constantly.

When the mixture starts thickening turn off the heat.

Serve it.

Tips

If you overcook the sauce it might get too thick. In this case, add a bit of water (or mirin) and put on low heat to dissolve it again.

This can be used as sauce for dipping or as a glaze for oven dishes.

Red miso and yellow miso yields differents types of dengaku. I like to use red miso dengaku milder taste ingredients and yellow miso for meat and stronger ingredients.

You can also add a bit of aromatics for more complexity.

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tofu dengaku bowl