チャッキラコ（chakkirako）

Today I attended the special celebration event in my city Miura (三浦).
There is a traditional festival called Chakkirako (チャッキラコ) in Misaki (三崎). This festival was designated as UNESCO The Intangible Heritage [The Representative List] / country's important non-tangible cultural assets on September 30.
This festival is held at 10:00 AM on January 15 every year at Kainan Shrine (海南神社). Girls aged 5 to 12 perform dances holding fans and bamboo sticks called chakkirako. There are 6 different dances: Hatsuise (初いせ), Chakkirako (ちゃっきらこ), Nihon odori (二本踊り), Yosasa bushi (よささ節), Kamakura bushi (鎌倉節), and Oise mairi (お伊勢参り).
This festival is just for girls and women and it has more than 250 years history.

Please check the following site.
http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?RL=00274