Kōwaka Dance “Hoken” Performance at Fukagawa Edo Museum

Kowakamai “Hoken” Performance at Fukagawa Edo Museum ​ Koiwa Co., Ltd. Press Release: October 27, 2025 To Members of the Media Kōwakamai “Hoken” Performance, Fukagawa Edo Museum Saturday, November 15, 2025, 3:00 PM – Performance and talk show of Kowakamai and Japanese dance
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Mai Kowaka “Hoken” Kowakamai, known as Japan’s oldest mystical dance. Her successor, Chikako Kowaka (Kichizoji Wakayagi III), will perform the Kowakamai “Hoken” Kowakamai was all the rage from the Muromachi period through the Edo period. The sliding steps and stomping movements of Kōwaka-mai, with their hips and feet, have influenced many performing arts, including Noh, Kabuki, and Jōruri, and are still used in many dances today. When Oda Nobunaga marched into the Battle of Okehazama, “A human life of fifty years is like a dream compared to the eternity of the world.” “Atsumori,” a dance that is said to have been performed, is also considered an example of Kōwakamai. Event Overview Event Name: Kowaka Dance “Hoken” – Japanese Dance – Talk Show Organizer: Koiwa Co., Ltd. Date and Time: Saturday, November 15, 2025, 3:00 PM – Location: Fukagawa Edo Museum Small theater Price: 3,000 yen (all seats are free) Koto Ward Fukagawa Edo Museum Homepage
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/170049/3/170049-3-2f9a690871f0a1d3a4592e5c9f1eefb1-520×780.png Chikako Kowaka (Eka Wakayanagi renamed Yoshimitsu Wakayagi III) A descendant of the Kōwakamai dance tradition and Emperor Seiwa (the 56th Emperor) She is also active as a Japanese dancer. In October 2025, she will take on the name Wakayagi Keika, now known as Wakayagi Kichisaji III. 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/