More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Here are 2 versions of "hime" masks in the Iwami Kagura style. Hime is commonly translated as "princess", although it me...

The Daikon are now big enough to start being harvested. Daikon literally means "big root", but it is commonly called Giant Radish ...

This is the manhole cover for Koryo Town in Izumo. It is actually a new administrative town,.. really it's just a collection of villages...

Gods' Music - The Japanese Folk Theatre of Iwami Kagura Terence Lancashire Florian Noetzel 351 pp. ISBN 3-7959-0890-6 As is obvious by r...

Tucked away against the hill is the Suga Shrine in the little fishing village of Matsubara. The shrine grounds were being used as a car park...

With no sign of a frost yet, the garden is still producing tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers, and the first of the winter carrots too. Spinac...

In this final video from the recent annual matsuri in my village. In this ending sequence to the dance, the hero, Yorimasa, and his sidekick...

Continuing with videos from the annual matsuri in my village last week. A couple of weeks ago I saw 2 kagura groups use the Kakko dance to i...

Continuing with some videos of kagura performed by my neighbors at the village's annual matsuri. It's usually dramatic when an O...

Last weekend was the annual matsuri in my village, Tanijyugo, so I'm going to post several videos of the all-night kagura performed...