Tawarazumi Song: The heart of our hometown passed down through song
Tawara stacking, which even has a national tournament.
Did you know that there are songs about tawara stacking?
This time, we’ve gathered songs that sing about tawara stacking, which isn’t very well known.
It’s a great chance to get to know Japanese songs, so please give them a listen.
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Tawara-tsumi Song: The Heart of Our Hometown Passed Down in Song (1–10)
Nambu Tawatsumi UtaAkiko Omotaka
Japanese folk songs are very well received at corporate events and attractions, as well as when entertaining foreign guests.
Inviting performers would make for an interesting program.
With singing, taiko drums, shamisen, transverse flutes, and dance—even though it’s a man performing in this video—just watching the various elements can be enjoyable in itself, don’t you think?
National Contest of the Southern Tawarazumi SongGenzō Kosaka
The National Nanbu Tawarazumi Song Contest was held at the Sannohe Town Gymnasium, and in the general division for high school students and older, Mr.
Genzō Kosaka from Ninohe City, Iwate Prefecture, received recognition.
You can also watch videos of as many participants in the contest as possible.
It seems the songs are being performed by a wide range of singers, both men and women.
Nambu Tawatsumi UtaHatakeyama Folk Song Association
This is a video from the Tohoku Cultural Property Film Research Institute Library Film Museum.
The 2013 Minyo Toyama-kai Fureai Recital was held on Sunday, April 19, 2015, at 12:00 noon, in the Iwate Prefectural Public Hall Grand Auditorium.
In a curious way, riding on a uniquely Japanese rhythm, four dancers cheer on in front of the performers—such as shamisen players—behind them.
Tawarazumi Song: The Heart of Our Hometown Passed Down Through Song (11–20)
Nambu Tawatsumi UtaYayu FISH
It’s also a folk song handed down in Aomori Prefecture.
It’s said to be sung on very auspicious occasions.
The singer performs while playing the shamisen, giving a passionate impression.
It seems there are people who say they would definitely like to attend if there’s a live performance.
National Contest of the Southern Tawarazumi SongHino Kaeno
It seems that Kaeno Hino, a second grader at Hirakasa Elementary School, won first place in the children’s division of the National Nambu Tawara-zumi Song Contest.
Apparently, she would hum this song anytime and anywhere.
Thanks to those efforts, she was recognized in the children’s division on the large stage of the national competition.