More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

When we arrived at the shrine at 10:30 the Shioharae was in progress. This is usually the second dance of the night and purifies the d...

Walking back from the matsuri at Ichiyama we stopped in at the matsuri at Kaewado. We got there about 3am. The kenmai dance has...

For me, the month of October has to be "The Month Of Little Sleep". In our area the rice has been harvested and now it is ti...

Got the chance to see a little Iwami kagura when we were at the Shunki Taisa down in Tsuwano a few weeks ago. A group from Masuda were perfo...

After watching a few dances up at the matsuri in Kanzui, it was time to head back to our own matsuri in Tanijyugo. The Kakko dance had just ...

This is a scene from the Kakko-Kirime dance performed last night at the shrine in Kawado. In the opening part of the dance an inept priest b...