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An Okinawan folk dance (カチャーシー) performed at the end of festivals and celebrations. Characterized by its free-form, joyous movements. Kagema Male performers (陰間) who specialized in female roles in early kabuki, before the establishment of the onnagata tradition. Iwami Kagura: the performance depicts Kotoshironushi fishing for ...
Yutate kagura – a form of dances where miko and priests dip bamboo leaves in hot water and splash the hot water on themselves by shaking the leaves, and then scattering the hot water to people around the area. Shishi kagura – a form of lion dance, in which a group of dancers take on the role of the lion (shishi) and parade around the town ...
An Iwami kagura titled "Jūra" (十羅) is named after the goddesses, specifically their manifestation as the daughters of the kami Susanoo. The plot follows a kishin named Hikohane who arrives at the shore of Tsushima Island after an ordeal in a violent storm. The Ten Rākṣasīs entreat Hikohane to return to his homeland, to which he ...
The Iwami area was split into three regions: the mining district, under the direct control of the Shogunate, the Hamada clan region, and the Tsuwano clan region. The Iwami Ginzan , now a UNESCO World Heritage Site , produced silver and was one of the nation's largest silver mines by the early 17th century.
Unotori Dance (鵜鳥神楽, unotori kagura) [155] [156] [157] Various times, from January 8 to April Theatrical yamabushi kagura performed as a travelling tour through various villages and towns along the Sanriku Coast, from Kuji in the north to Kamaishi in the south. The dance has been designated under Criteria 2, 3.
In modern times, a Kagura play has been created by locals to pray for a good wasabi harvest. [37] Nishida Tamotsu created the wooden masks. Watanabe Tomochiyo, who is a researcher of Iwami Kagura and ethnology, created the words, and the Mikazura Kagura Preservation Society, all members of which are wasabi farmers, created the choreography. [37]
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. [2]
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 ...