Where have the "fortune telling of the little birds" seen at the shrine's festival and so on disappeared now?



When you give me a money offer, my uncle opens the basket and hands the money to the birds. Then the little birds traveled a little way along the way and dropped the coin into the saisen box and rattled the bells. Go up the stairs and open the door of the temple, take out Omikuji from inside and take it home. Then, open the seal of Omikuji, hand it to the uncle, return to the car after receiving the hemp fruit ... ....

This is what was called "Bird Fortune Telling" "Omikuji Drawing Yamagara" "Yamagara Arts" etc. In the past it was often seen at the shrine's fairy days. But recently I have not seen it at all. What on earth has become of it?

Details are as below.
First of all I am talking about this omikuji dragonfly, but there seems to be a book I studied about this.

Amazon.co.jp: Arts of Yamagara - From the Perspective of Cultural History and Behavioral Studies: Books: Sachiko Oyama

Art of Yamagara: From the Viewpoint of Cultural History and Behavioral Studies

The art itself was able to trace back to the Kamakura period and the Heian period, and once there was a high level of difficulty such as taking a cartoon, raising a ladle, Yoichi Nasu, gradually getting rid of, omikuji It seems that only tricks remained.

So, I do not see it at all now ... ....

Yamagara - Wikipedia

In the late Meiji era, however, the Wildlife Protection Law was enacted, bird watching was banned, recently the nature conservation movement has been raised from the reflection of high economic growth, and new wild birds such as bird watching It gradually disappeared from the social change such as the popularization of how to contact with humans, and that even more entertainer birds such as parrots and parrots could be bred easily, so that now this species You can not see the art you used.

So this movie's movies do not seem to be anywhere on the Internet, but the author of the previous bookI have it as videoIt seems. I would like you to publish it on the net if possible.

As a result of further searching, photographs of valuable Yamagara performances are released on the following sites.

Karakuri doll


As I examined further, it seems that there are books written to pass down the "Yamagara tricks" that should have been lost. The book called "How to teach art to small birds".

July 2007: [How to teach art to small birds]

Mr. Shigeo Maruomo wanted to pass on ancient methods to remember "Omikukuji" other tricks in "Show lesson to art for birds" published by Showa 34 (Japan Bird Society of Art and Craft Association), content is wild birds (Yamagara etc.) It is a book issued at private expense. I am surprised that I joined the association in junior high school days, but I do not need it now. We will hand over to those deeply conscious of this direction.
[07 / August: I handed over to the same as the author in Tochigi prefecture that seems to be the best]

I do not know what kind of book, but it is certainly a pretty valuable book.

If you just bring an Omikuji,Nasu Animal KingdomIt seems to be doing with. The following is the actual movie.

YouTube - Bird's Omikuku performance


In Japan, I can not see this level of art any more, but it seems that I am surviving abroad altogether. Several are coming out, but Mexican's things look pretty interesting.

● Seoul ● Shimpocha, which fades away Korean street performer love

(Week) Ariquy Communication 3: Birds are unbent

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