Sharp eyes on big tusk up news Up "friendly" namahage
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. Knife Deba in the hand. Namahage pursuing the "crying" look like a demon at will in the new year's Eve when snow Akita. Referred to as such namahage now becoming very "friendly" there. Usually the child's cry, laugh voice even now no village. There was reason to parade in the snow while giving voice to a Growl namahage who still.
OGA peninsula jutting out into the Japan Sea 30 km north from the center of Akita-Shi
. Children under 14 years old in Akita Prefecture in
the highest aging rate, the percentage of seniors 65 years of age or over 3%, OGA is 1 percent or less and has been declining. Small fishermen about 60 families live is the home town and sugoroku district, even elderly couples or alone. Crying child find the namahage
, and "bad boy", its appearance is hardly seen.
and real aged namahage too.
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child's voice is gone
OGA peninsula jutting out into the Japan Sea 30 km north from the center of Akita-Shi
. Children under 14 years old in Akita Prefecture in
the highest aging rate, the percentage of seniors 65 years of age or over 3%, OGA is 1 percent or less and has been declining. Small fishermen about 60 families live is the home town and sugoroku district, even elderly couples or alone. Crying child find the namahage
, and "bad boy", its appearance is hardly seen.
and real aged namahage too.
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as the namahage is unschooled in the way that "unmarried young men", once a sugoroku district namahage young dashing Growl was echoing voice.
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, but, as now the namahage are over 65 years old. Members of the preservation society events deal was decreased to 6. Mikio Miura (67) serves as Chairman of the preservation Committee
has been ogres away young people and settlements in over 50 years. "Not disrupting the namahage" this winter, too, was busily prepare towards the production of new year's Eve.
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and the celebrated new year's Eve is waiting for
ogres. Fall
, and the namahage who will emerge. Turn's 15 houses. House to home children and grandchildren ago the new year only on this day, even the namahage are "crying to prevent child INE-" "parents say is heard Hey child Yes Hey-" and approaches.
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and
namahage. 60s men lived alone, without their children. Namahage fight demons approached the men. Then... "is fine? Lonely alone! "and started over for the kind words. "I catch a cold as" that call, men had nodded happily.
salute the elderly in homes visited afterwards. "Healthy recently seem too don't go to hospital, but what? ", And asking about seems to be community were watching the old counselor. Had to forgo the "cheers" and instinctively.
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look forward to couple elderly
namahage visits more than others have fun is had. It's a couple of
85-year-old Kato, Katsumi and Cimino's 80-year-old. To live in Kanagawa Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture has two children are far away, more than 30 years, living in husband and wife. Referred to as less opportunity to see which Club, once the home and children at the end of the year, but the lively grandchildren are grown up. The obsession namahage visit looking forward to now.
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7:00 PM the couple's House with a knife Deba namahage appeared. Katsumi was waiting, dressed in a kimono, was all smiles. "Oh, come here often! "The dishes prepared, Cimino's three days now behave. "Drink or drink?! "And inspired, as well as the red-faced namahage was reach glass. I hope namahage were happy
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the next year brought grandchildren and I want to meet. Said "so you can live longer to the 105-year-old Katsumi's raise your voice and laugh.
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and nostalgia and his wife namahage who went away during the night while healthy and well again. See also comes from a--! "That leaving only the sound of the voice. The town of snow
old old people live. Children disappeared gradually, namahage who next year will also appear next year, I'm sure.
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JAPANESE
大きな牙につり上がった鋭い目。手には出刃包丁。鬼のような形相で「泣く子」に迫るナマハゲは、大みそかになると雪の秋田に現れます。そんなナマハゲが、いま、とても“優しい”存在になっているといいます。ふだんは子どもの泣き声も、笑い声さえも聞こえなくなった集落。それでもナマハゲたちがうなり声をあげながら雪の中を練り歩くのには、理由がありました。