12.Gongs and drums | Wakamatsurui Public Site

Today, surigane and taiko are the most symbolic of the various performance arts that are part of Wakamatsuri. In the Edo period, some residents of Waka village called “miyashita” played various roles including carrying portable shrines and playing gongs and drums . Surigane are still played by the residents of Wakanoura, who have inherited several ways of playing. During kane-oroshi, held on May 1, surigane and taiko are beat to declare the beginning of Wakamatsuri.