[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