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Kagura (神楽 (かぐら), "god-entertainment") is a type of Shinto ritual ceremonial dance. The term is a contraction of the phrase kami no kura ("seat of god"), indicating the presence of gods in the practice. One major function of kagura is chinkon (purifying and shaking the spirit), involving a procession
Kagura (神楽, lit. ' god-entertainment ') is a term encompassing Shinto instrumental music, songs, and dances performed at shrines and at court. It was formalized as early as 773 CE, when it appeared in the palace repertoire.
Kagura performed by miko at the Hachiman shrine in Tamba, Hyōgo Prefecture Kagura ( 神楽 ) or 'entertainment of the gods ' includes music, dance and poetry and comprises mi-kagura of the court, o-kagura of major shrines such as Ise Jingū , and village sato-kagura.
Iwami Kagura: the performance depicts Kotoshironushi fishing for sea bream. Kagura Sacred Shinto dance (神楽) performed at shrines as offerings to the gods. Includes various regional styles and can be either ceremonial or theatrical in nature. Kaidan Ghost stories (怪談) performed as theatrical entertainment, often during summer months.
Hayachine kagura (早池峰神楽) is a ritual dance, or kagura, in Shinto ceremonies, which is composed of a series of twelve dances. It is performed on August 1 at Hayachine Shrine in Hanamaki, Iwate , Japan .
Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū's kagura-den. The kagura-den (神楽殿, "kagura hall"), also called maidono (舞殿) or buden (舞殿) with reference to the bugaku traditional dance, is the building within a Shinto shrine where the sacred dance and music are offered to the kami during ceremonies. [1]
It is also a type of Shinto dance performed at shrines during religious rites, and is also called satokagura (里神楽). Kagura-den (神楽殿, lit. ' divine entertainment platform ') – a pavilion or stage dedicated to the performing of the kagura. Also called maidono or buden (舞殿). Kagura suzu (神楽鈴, lit.
This dance is said to have founded the Japanese ritual dance, Kagura. [5] Further, this is also supported by other traditions claiming that the first kagura was danced by a shamaness who was a kami herself, Ame-no-Uzume, through luring (invoking the presence of) Amaterasu, thereby reenacting the intentions of the kagura as an act of ...