Daizen Shrine

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Just when this ancient Shinto shrine was founded is not clear, but records state it was built by local influential personage Honma Yamashiroto enshrine late Kamakura period nobleman Hino Suketomo and ascetic hermit Daizenbo. It is said funds were solicited to build the shrine in order to appease the vengeful spirit of Daizenbo, who was executed for helping Suketomo’s child, Kumawakamaru, to run away. The structure which conspicuously asserts its presence on the grounds is Sado’s oldest extant noh stage. One of the Four Noh Stages of Sado Province, even today firelight noh theater and Sagi school kyogen farce performances are held using the stage. The stage’s painted backdrop depicts a pine tree with the sun in the background, and it is believed that this is the only remaining example of this unusual style of noh backdrop.

Spot details

Address: Niigata Sado-shi Takeda 562-1 Map
Area: Sado Area
Phone: 0259552953
Closed: open everyday
Parking Lot: Available(40spaces)

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

茅葺屋根と鮮やかな松の絵が印象的

Reviewed : 2022.05.03

五重塔で有名な妙宣寺の近くにあります。大膳神社能舞台は１８４６年に再建されました。茅葺屋根と鮮やかな松の絵が印象的でした。現在でも実際に演能が行われているとのことでこちらで能を鑑賞してみたいと思いました。
重厚感ある雰囲気が特徴的

Reviewed : 2020.02.19

神社は、地頭、本間山城守が日野資朝、大膳坊を合祀したというもの。能舞台は、1846年の再建。厚い藁ぶき屋根が特徴的で、重厚感ある雰囲気が特徴的です。
珍しい日輪が描かれた鏡板

Reviewed : 2018.11.12

茅葺屋根の由緒ある佐渡最古の能舞台。この鏡板には松の横に日輪（太陽）が描かれていて、全国的にも珍しい。毎年4月に奉納能と、6月に鷺流狂言と薪能が開催されます。