ニューフェースの清水さんShimizu-san, our newest member
一昨年に私が上山田神楽保存会に入らせて頂きました。そのころ、もう１人の新しいメンバーが戸倉の方から入りました。「川の向こうから！」と、皆が騒ぎました。私が入ったら、「海の向こうから！」ともっと騒いだ。今度、もう一人の新しいメンバーが入りました：清水さんという女の人です。女性として入るのはなかなか珍しいようです。さすが積極的の上山田お神楽！来週は上田市の老人ホームで披露する予定です。
About the same time I joined Kamiyamada's Okagura Lion Dance Preservation Assoc., there was another new member who came from Togura. Everyone was pleasantly surprised: "A member from the other side of the river!" When I joined, it was another surprise: "A member from the other side of the ocean!" Now, our newest member brings another suprising element to the group: Shimizu-san is ... a lady! That's apparently pretty rare. I think it's great our group is so open-minded. Next week we are going to take the show on the road and perform at a nursing home in nearby Ueda City.
