Japanese Shrine related Script translation request

[JCB]

This is Japanese Minatogawa Shrine related, can some of our members translate this script? To all those who offer translations, we greatly appreciate your work! Thank you!



Jim
Japaneseordnance at Yahoo.com

[GHP]

Sorry ...... but

水華 [Suika -- name of the school-style]
魂舞
Kon Bu/Mai [or "Tamashii no Bu"?]
Soul of [traditional] Dance

日本水華流全国大会
Nippon Suika Ryū Zen Koku Taikai
Japan Water-Flower School All-National Competition

The kikusui [mum/flowing water] design is used all over Japan -- even the swordsmanship style I studied uses it because that is the family-mon of the founder.

流 ryū - this word is often translated as "style," "school," or "system", but it's truer definition is "tradition". 流 is also pronounced "naga[ru]" and means "to flow".... just as traditional arts are handed down from founder to most recent student~ the teachings of the style, a tradition, "flow".

Cheers,
--Guy

[GHP]

I found mention of Suika Ryu on a "Kenbu" website. "Kenbu" is a theatrical sword dance with musical background. Most kenbu people do not know how to wield a real sword. However, some have studied real swordsmanship and can employ good techniques.

剣舞の流派
Kenbu no Ryū-ha
Sword Dance Schools

It is listed as
日本水華流土佐派　三世は大谷玄洲。
Nippon Suika Ryū Tosa-Ha. San-sei wa Otani Genshū
Japan Suika Style, Tosa-Branch, 3rd generation [master] is Otani Genshū

If you have direct provenance that the tenugui cloth is from Minatogawa shrine, perhaps the competition was held at the shrine.

--Guy

[GHP]

YouTube sample of Kenbu

--Guy