3rd generation Wakayagiyoshi 3rd succession announcement Koiwa Co., Ltd. Press Release: September 21, 2025 To Members of the Media Announcement of the succession of the third generation Wakayanagi Yoshimiji A succession ceremony event will be held at Konno Hachimangu Shrine from 2:00 PM on Monday, October 6, 2025. Wakayagi Keika (real name: Kowaka Chikako), a descendant of the successor to the Kowakamai dance, known as Japan’s oldest mystical dance, Wakayagi Keika will take on the name of Wakayagi Kichisaji III. Starting with my grandfather, the first Wakayagi Kichisaji (the late Wakayagi Hōō), As we mark the 17th anniversary of the death of my father, the second Wakayagi Kichisaji, After 13 years, the name Wakayagi Kichisaji will be revived. The Kowaka family has had a practice studio in Shibuya since the first generation, and is therefore known as the “Wakayanagi of Shibuya.” The succession ceremony will be held at Konno Hachimangu Shrine, the local deity of Shibuya. Event Overview Name: Third Generation Wakayagi Kichimitsuji Succession Dedication Dance Organizer: Koiwa Co., Ltd. Date and Time: Monday, October 6, 2025, 2:00 PM Location: Konno Hachiman Shrine, 3-5-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Performer: Wakayagi Keika, now known as the Third Generation Wakayanagi Yoshimiji (Kowaka Chikako) Image
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/170049/2/170049-2-41591315791747b715b1b3c594c53d0d-520×780.png third generation Wakayanagi Yoshimiji (Kowaka Chikako) Japanese dancer Wakayagi Keika, now known as Wakayagi Kichizo III (real name: Kōwaka Chikako), is a descendant of Emperor Seiwa (the 56th Emperor) and a descendant of the Kōwaka dance successors. On the 16K large screen in the departure area of the international terminal at Haneda Airport Three films themed around the four seasons will be screened 24 hours a day. He studied Japanese dance from a young age under the guidance of his late grandfather, Wakayagi Ho-o, chairman of the Seiha
Wakayagi-kai, and his late father, Wakayagi Kichizoji II. He became a Japanese dancer from a young age. He is sponsored by the Keikano-kai and Kano-kai. He has received numerous awards, including the Japan Dance Association’s New Year’s Dance Competition, a joint dance competition for various schools, and the Outstanding Instructor Award at the Tokyo Shimbun National Dance Competition. He has also been hired as a part-time lecturer at Kyoto University in 2014 and has given special lectures at Tsuru University. Currently, they carry on the mythical dance “Kowakamai,” said to be the oldest lost performing art, and They perform narration, singing, and dance of works based on the Nihon Shoki and stories such as “Atsumori.” Dedicated the Kōwaka dance “Wa” at the closing ceremony for the 1400th anniversary of Prince Shotoku’s death. Dedicated the “Kōwaka Sanbasō” dance at Izumo Taisha Shrine. Dedicated the monument commemorating Emperor Showa’s decision at Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine, among other events. For more details, please visit our website, blog, or video. HP:
http://www.nihonbuyou.co.jp/ Blog:
http://blog.livedoor.jp/keika_world3100/ Ameba blog:
https://ameblo.jp/keika-world/