松の下大神楽

町内のほかの大神楽と同様に盛岡七軒丁の芸人に由来するという言伝えが残されています。江戸期・盛岡七軒丁の芸人が南部藩主より下賜された獅子頭三頭のうち一頭(光雲作・命名鶴千代)をもって大槌向川原に移住し、当時の大槌の代官がその者を召し抱えたとされるが、文献・記録は残っていません。昭和に入り、この向川原大神楽の継承者が減少したために近隣の「松の下」の有志によって引継がれ、昭和37年以降に松の下大神楽と改名され現在に至ります。獅子頭・用具等は大震災で被災したが復興支援により再開しました。

Matsunoshita Daikagura (Otsuchi Town)
As with other Daikagura in the town, legend has it that it originated with the performers from Morioka Shichikencho. During the Edo period, a performer from Morioka Shichikencho moved to Mukaigawara in Otsuchi with one of the three lion heads (made by Koun, named Tsuruchiyo) given to him by the lord of the Nambu domain, and the deputy governor of Otsuchi at the time took him under his wing, though there are no records that remain. In the Showa period, the number of successors to the Mukaikawahara Daikagura dwindled, so it was taken over by volunteers from the nearby Matsunoshita area, and the name was changed to Matsunoshita Daikagura in 1962. The lion’s head, equipment, etc. were damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake, but have been revived with the help of reconstruction support.