Gojinjo-daiko (御陣乗太鼓) is a Japanese drum which has been selected as part of Wajima City’s cultural heritage (1961) and an Ishikawa Prefecture’s intangible cultural heritage (1963).
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Gojinjo-daiko (御陣乗太鼓) is a Japanese drum which has been selected as part of Wajima City’s cultural heritage (1961) and an Ishikawa Prefecture’s intangible cultural heritage (1963).
01 · What it is
Music
Vocal, percussive, or instrumental sound tradition carried by community performers.
02 · Where & name
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03 · How it is doing
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04 · Proof & reuse
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Chapter Takeaways
OriginThe origin of the gojinjo-daiko dates back to 1577 when the warlord Uesugi Kenshin invaded Noto Province.
Common Questions Answered on Record
What is Gojinjo Taiko in plain words?
Gojinjo-daiko (御陣乗太鼓) is a Japanese drum which has been selected as part of Wajima City’s cultural heritage (1961) and an Ishikawa Prefecture’s intangible cultural heritage (1963).
Where is Gojinjo Taiko practised or documented?
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What is the current condition of Gojinjo Taiko today?
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Cite as: "Gojinjo Taiko." folkroom, https://folkroom.org/art-forms/gojinjo-taiko, text CC BY-SA, with attribution.
Gojinjo-daiko (御陣乗太鼓) is a Japanese drum which has been selected as part of Wajima City’s cultural heritage (1961) and an Ishikawa Prefecture’s intangible cultural heritage (1963).
Playing gojinjo-daiko is strictly restricted to residents of Nafune, a small village in Wajima City, where only 250 people live, making it very rare to see a live drum performance. 1
Origin
The origin of the gojinjo-daiko dates back to 1577 when the warlord Uesugi Kenshin invaded Noto Province. As the local people were unarmed, they resisted by beating war drums and wore ferocious looking devil masks with seaweed and bark on their heads in a bid to scare off their enemies. The low sound of drums associated with the rumbling of the earth and caused Uesugi Kenshin and his soldiers to retreat. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Gojinjo-daiko”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Gojinjo Taiko is Japanese drum, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
The source record links this tradition to 1 external register, which can be verified through the citation. 2