IWAMI-KAGURA
Ancient Shinto music and dance at Iwami
Ancient Shinto music and dance at Iwami
Iwami kagura is an unforgettable kind of masked traditional performance art.
Unlike anything you have seen before. The theme is based on Japanese mythology, and is accompanied by the unique and melancholy sound of the flute and
the lively taiko music, the performers wear gorgeous costumes with gold and silver threads and expressive masks,
Iwami Kagura is a traditional performing art that has been passed down from generation to generation in the Iwami region of western Shimane Prefecture.The performance of Susanoo’s conquest of the eight-forked serpent (Yamata-no-orochi), which is performed in many kagura performances, is a traditional performing art
of the Iwami region in the western part of Shimane Prefecture.
The several giant serpents that appear in many kagura performances are the famous Iwami kagura performers,
It has become one of the famous Iwami Kagura performances and is very popular.
Unlike anything you have seen before. The theme is based on Japanese mythology, and is accompanied by the unique and melancholy sound of the flute and
the lively taiko music, the performers wear gorgeous costumes with gold and silver threads and expressive masks,
Iwami Kagura is a traditional performing art that has been passed down from generation to generation in the Iwami region of western Shimane Prefecture.The performance of Susanoo’s conquest of the eight-forked serpent (Yamata-no-orochi), which is performed in many kagura performances, is a traditional performing art
of the Iwami region in the western part of Shimane Prefecture.
The several giant serpents that appear in many kagura performances are the famous Iwami kagura performers,
It has become one of the famous Iwami Kagura performances and is very popular.
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