The chigo dance (稚児舞楽, chigo bugaku) is a traditional Japanese dance performed by chigo at Buddhist temples.水原渭江. "越中婦負郡の熊野神社に伝わる稚児舞楽の研究--越中越後の稚児舞楽についての報告-3." 日本民俗学= Bulletin of the Folklore Society of Japan/日本民俗学会 編 118 (1978): p65-71.山路興造. "静岡浅間神社廿日会祭の稚児舞楽 「稚児舞楽の伝流」." 民俗芸能/日本青年館公益事業部 編 100 (2022): 巻頭-2p. It has existed for over 470 years and, in 2022, it was designated an Intangible Cultural Property of National Importance by the Agency for Cultural Affairs.
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