Noh at Sasaki Jinja

 In 1581, during the new year, Sasaki Jinja held a Noh performance after Nobunaga presented the people of Azuchi with gifts. Sasaki Jinja is located in Azuchi.

The Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga (p. 383)

"On the 2nd of the First Month, Nobunaga gave the townspeople of Azuchi, ward by ward, a large number of wild geese and cranes caught by his falcons. To express their gratitude, the townspeople gave a celebratory Noh performance at the Sasaki Shrine. Then they reverenced his gifts before accepting them."

Tenka no tame!

Happy 2026

 Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu! Happy New Year! As always I will post Nobunaga's famous 1574 New Year celebration.

The Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga (p. 204)

"Item The head of Asakura Sakyo no Daibu Yoshikage.

Item The head of Azai Shimotsuke.

Item The head of Azai Bizen.

These had been taken by Nobunaga the previous year in the North. The banquet began when the aforesaid three skull, lacquered and gilt, were brought out on white dinner trays as a relish to the sake."

Nobunaga no tame!