Accompanied by the whistling of a yokobue flute and the repetitious pounding of a taiko drum, a performer takes the stage on the grounds of a centuries-old castle’s ruins. On his hands and knees, he ...

Deep beneath the sea off the coast of Japan, the earth began to quake. The ocean above it swelled in response, rising into a giant wave that cast a dark shadow over the land. It sounds like the ...

MASUDA, Shimane -- A traditional program of "kagura" Shinto dance was performed and broadcast live on YouTube as part of efforts pray for the end of the novel coronavirus pandemic at the ...

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In thousands of Shinto shrines across Japan last week, sober-faced girls in white robes and vermilion skirts practiced the stately postures of the ritualistic Kagura dance. Musicians wearing eboshi ...

Kagura refers to the performance of traditional Shinto music and dance. In the northeastern part of Japan, the Kuromori Kagura Troupe has been visiting the villages of Iwate Prefecture for more than ...

'Iwami-Kagura' shinto dance performance organised in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Japan-India diplomatic relations by the Consulate-General of Japan at Chennai, the japan Foundation at ...

Iwami Kagura is a form of Japanese ritual theatre from Shimane, a coastal region steeped in Shinto mythology. Dancers representing Shinto gods battle monsters to the rhythm of drums, flutes and ...