This traditional festival music troupe began when Motohashi Jutaro learned the art at the turn of the 20th century, and is now led by the head of the religious association for the Nagasaki Fujizuka, a mound representing Mount Fuji in present-day Toshima’s Takamatsu area. Based on the traditional Tokyo festival musical accompaniment, the troupe has five members, and is affiliated with the Kanda-Oma style.

The music hearkens back to when the Nagasaki region of Toshima was an agricultural village, with idyllic flute and the brisk tempo of the shime-daiko drum. There is also a celebratory Kotobuki-jishimai lion dance.

Every year on the second weekend in September at the Nagasaki Shrine Festival, the troupe sits in a movable float decorated with lanterns and performs while moving around the neighborhood, getting everyone into the festival spirit.

【2002 Toshima Designated Intangible Folk Cultural Property】

*First weekend in July, Nagasaki Fujizuka Mountain Opening
(Place) Nagasaki Fujizuka located on the grounds of Asama Shrine (Takamatsu 2-9-3)

*Fujimoto-bayashi rehearses once a month. Interested people are welcome to attend.
(Place) Takamatsu 2-9-3, Toshima