RESONANCES OF CHINDON-YA
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  • About
  • Reviews
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    • Prologue
    • Introduction
    • Chapter 1
    • Chapter 2
    • Chapter 3
    • Chap 3 Map 1
    • Chap 3 Map 2
    • Chapter 4
    • Chapter 5
    • Epilogue
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Chapter 2

1) p. 64 - 67 Chindon-ya and enticed children 
​Shōwa Sendensha, Kobe, circa 1952. Photo by Miyake Yasuo. Courtesy of Misao Fujiwara.
​Shōwa Sendensha, Kobe, circa 1952. Photo by Miyake Yasuo. Courtesy of Misao Fujiwara.  
Video: At 3:50 Children following chindon-ya from a news reel (circa 1960)

2) p. 69 "Autumn Colors, Bustles of the Wild Desert"
Genealogical theatrical performance by Chindon Tsūshinsha, titled “Autumn Colors, Bustles of the Wild Desert” (2008)
Genealogical theatrical performance by Chindon Tsūshinsha, titled “Autumn Colors, Bustles of the Wild Desert” (2008)
Below: Street vendors and performers depicted in the speculative historical theater, written by Hayashi.
A performer golds a wooden stool marked with kanji flags. Street vendors and performers depicted in the speculative historical theater, written by Hayashi.
A performer plays a clarinet, wearing a wicker basket over their head. Street vendors and performers depicted in the speculative historical theater, written by Hayashi.
A masked performer, mid-stride. Street vendors and performers depicted in the speculative historical theater, written by Hayashi.
A man mid-stride, performing in block wedge wood thong sandals. Street vendors and performers depicted in the speculative historical theater, written by Hayashi.
A performer holds a giant vegetable above her head with one hand, and holds a large wicker basket in her other arm. Street vendors and performers depicted in the speculative historical theater, written by Hayashi.

3) p.70 Sound of Kane
A kane drum attached to a red metal frame.
Below: Listen to Hayashi demonstrating different ways of holding shumoku (mallet) and hitting the kane.