【十根川神楽】
  十根川神楽（とねがわかぐら）は、椎葉村を流れる耳川（みみかわ）の支流、十根川沿いの山腹に位置する十根川神社神楽殿にて奉納される。社伝によると十根川神社は、元久（げんきゅう）元年（１２０４）の勧請と伝わり、明治のはじめの改称以前は八村大明神（やむらだいみょうじん）と称した。十根川、大久保、椎原（しいばる）、鹿野遊（かなすび）、内の八重（うちのはえ）の五集落を氏子としている。神楽の祝子（ほうりこ）は十根川、大久保が勤め、昔は民家を神楽宿とし年次廻しで行ってきたが、昭和３３年の神楽殿建設以降はこちらで実施されている。
  社殿西側の国指定天然記念物である八村杉（やむらすぎ）は、元久年間に那須大八郎宗久（なすのだいはちろうむねひさ）が、源頼朝の命により平家の残党討伐の為訪れ、植えたと云われる。十根川地区は重要伝統的建造物群保存地区に指定されており、「椎葉型」といわれる独特の建築様式の民家が建ち並び歴史的景観を保持している。
  神社本殿前に設ける注連立を高天原（たかまがはら）と称し、三十三本の御幣（ごへい）は三十三天を表すという。３本の注連（しめ）の中央から神社拝殿の扉に２本の綱を引き、右の綱には月光を表す赤と青で塗り分けられた御笠（みかさ）、左の綱には日光を表す赤の御笠が飾られる。
  祭り３日前から行う御神甲屋（みこうや）の注連、御幣切り等の準備は「えりめ」とよばれる。神楽の翌日の片付けのことを｢板起し（いたおこし）｣と云い、椎葉村の他の地区の神楽でみられる文言を唱える様な「板起し」とは別物である。六調子の楽にすり足の静かな舞いで、御幣は重く持つ。
  夜半より女性達によって神楽せり唄がうたわれ、座が賑わう。伝承のため、若い女性たちにもせり唄の参加を促している。

【Tonegawa-Kagura】
Tonegawa Kagura is held at the kagura hall at Tonegawa Shrine, which is located on the mountainside along the Tone River, a tributary of the Mimi River winding through Shiiba Village. According to legend, Tonegawa Shrine was transferred in 1204; and before the start of the Meiji Era, it was named as “Yamura-daimyojin.” The shrine serves five villages—Tonegawa, Ookubo, Shiibaru, Kanasubi, and Uchino-hae. Villagers in Tonegawa and Ookubo are in charge of the choreography, and other villagers used to take turns to host the performance in their house until 1958, when the kagura hall opened and became the principal venue for local kagura performances.
It is said that the Yamura cedar tree, a nationally designated natural monument standing west of the main shrine hall, was planted when Nasu-no-Daihachiro came by order of Minamoto-no-Yoritomo and stayed to conquer the surviving members of the Heike family during the Genkyu Period (1204-1206). The Tonegawa District is designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings and is lined up with “Shiiba” style houses to maintain the historic atmosphere.
The big decorative polls named Takamagahara are erected in front of the main shrine hall, on top of which the 33 paper streamers are fixed to represent the 33 gods. Two ropes are hung between the center of the three Takamagahara polls and the door to the worship hall. Towards the shrine building, the right and left ropes are decorated with a hat painted in red and blue to represent the moonshine and in red only to represent the sunshine, respectively.
Preparations that are made three days before the start of the festival are called “Erime” and include the making of polls and paper streamers.Clean-up that is carried out the day after the kagura concert is called “itaokoshi,” which differs from the singing of words that is also called the same and usually seen in other kagura performances in Shiiba Village. In tune with the gagakumode, the dance is kept quiet with the paper streamers held solemnly.
After midnight, local women sing folk songs to brighten up the mood. In order to preserve the tradition, young females are encouraged to participate in the singing.