Echigo lion dance; street performance with child wearing lion head
Historical street performance by itinerant entertainers from the Echigo region, featuring a child performer in a carved lion's head doing acrobatics.
The Echigo lion dance was a popular street performance during the Edo period.
From 越後 (Echigo, an old province) + 獅子 (lion, referring to the lion dance). The exact origin of the performance is uncertain.