In Iwate, there are many local performing arts that were passed on by its ancestors. The variety, amount, quality and many other aspects of these performing arts are highly valued by the whole country, therefore being known as the "Treasure of Local Performing Arts".
Kagura (Sacred Entertainment)
- Omiya Kagura .
- Serizawa Kagura.
- Iwate's main Kagura list
- Waga Ohridori Kagura
- Ishihatokaoka Kagura
- Enmanji Kagura
- Koto Kagura
- Omiya Kagura
- Serizawa Kagura
- Kuromori Kagura
- Yutaka Kagura
- Tsuchizawa Kagura
- Daisuke Natsui Tenkagura
Rice Planting Dance
Sword Dance (Kenbai)
- List of main sword dances of Iwate
- Iwasaki Oni Ken Dance
- Kami-Satsuma Nembutsu Buddha dance
- Kawanishi Nembutsu sword dance
- Great-grandson Hinako Ken dance
- Doji Hinako Ken Dance
- Nagai's Great Buddha Buddha Dance
- Shida Kiken Dance
- Park Nokizawa Nembutsu Ken dance
Deer Dance
- Maikawa Shikaken .
- Rebel deer dance.
- List of main deer dances of Iwate
- Mineko Hayaike dance
- Maikawa Shikaken
- Yanagawa deer leap
- Blue lion dance
- Ochiai dance
- Ogikubo deer dance
- Tsuruha Ika Odori
- Rebel deer dance