Izumookuni Statue

Kyoto Shijo Bridge East and North Side にある Like と Gua Er つ

Original Text

It is said that the roots of Kabuki are that an entertainment group led by Akuni Izumo promoted various countries to repair Izumo Taisha shrine and played a novel dance in the capital of Kyoto. For that reason, I think there are statues of Izumo Akoku in Kyoto and Izumo. Even so, there are many streets near Shijo Ohashi Bridge in Kyoto, but there were few streets near the roadside station Taisha En Square where this statue was built, and it seemed lonely.

The founder of Kabuki

Original Text

It is a statue of Aguku, the founder of Kabuki, and poses as a kabuki dance. It is located in a corner of the roadside station and Taisha En Square. It seems that Izumo also has a tomb of Aguku.

It's in the corner of the roadside station.

Original Text

The statue is located in the roadside station Taisha Enplaza, but it is easy to find because it faces the road. The surroundings are well maintained and explanations are well prepared. Certainly, I remember that there was the same statue at the foot of Shijo Ohashi Bridge in Kyoto.

the same image?

Original Text

　It is a statue in the roadside station Taisha En Square. It is said that it was built to commemorate the Heisei Taisengu of Izumo Taisha. I went to see it and suddenly remembered the statue of Aguni in Izumo near the Minamiza in Kyoto. Isn't this pose similar? When I thought about it, it was the same author. I hear that this statue is located in Kyoto, here at the roadside station, and even Izumo Airport. It is a statue that looks like Aguku, which is tilted in men's costumes.

Akoku dance that became the origin of Kabuki

Original Text

A statue of Izumo Akuni, who was active during the Azuchi-Momoyama period, stands in a corner of the roadside station Taisha En Square. Speaking of Aguni, he was a person who had words such as Kawahara Kabuki, Onnakabuki, and Kabuki roots, but when I saw the statues and explanation boards, I felt that I continued to be proud of my hometown again. While traveling to Taisha kanjin while performing a good dance as a shrine maiden of Izumo Taisha shrine, she escaped from the life of Shijo Kawahara on the occasion of becoming a reputation in the capital of Kyoto, and a wide class from the common people to the noble layer ...