Beautiful Japan HIROSHIMA Kagura Dance

Kagura Dance A traditional art of Japan brings mortal and immortal together in a celebration of life The traditional performance of kagura offered at shrine festivals and rites is derived from the word kamukura or kamikura, a seat of God expressing the belief that each shrine is a holy place. To the music of flutes, drums, and other ancient instruments, the dancers entice the God to this seat, and it is in these moments when one s sense of being alive is at its highest. Kagura also traces its history