Kurokawa-Noh, as it is called in general, refers to the Noh performed at 'Ogi-sai' (Ogi festival) at Kasuga-jinja Shrine in Oaza Kurokawa, Kushibiki-machi, Yamagata Prefecture, but it is also performed at Kinen-sai (a festival for bountiful harvests) of March 23, Rei-sai (an annual festival for the shrine) of May 8, and Shinkoku-kansha-sai (a festival for the harvest of the year) of November 23.
一般に黒川能と呼ばれるのは、山形県櫛引町大字黒川の春日神社の「王祗祭」で演じられる能のことを指すが、他にも3月23日の祈年祭、5月8日の例祭、11月23日の新穀感謝祭でも舞われる。