Kagura Dance at Heian Jingu in Kyoto

Miko from the Heian Jingū gagaku-kai (平安神宮雅楽会) performing a ”kagura dance” in honour of Emperor Kamnu (桓武天皇). Mikagura (御神楽) at Heian Shrine (平安神宮) during the annual Reisai Festival (例祭). The backdrop is the Blue Dragon Tower (蒼龍楼).

[@less.1390]

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Me for the Sengoku Blade game

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[@Lu-pi9pf]

tradition and culture of each country is what makes them unique and beautiful. beautiful dance, may it be preserved forever.

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Kamisama kiss got me here!

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[@loyal_makoto9031]

Noob: searches this for Demon Slayer Pro: searches this for Your Name Legend: searches this for Mythology

[@laurenwasinger9436]

Where does Kakuriyo no Yadameshi go on the list?

[@Kyotodreamtrips]

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[@artieskuld6858]

Thank you for your acknowledgment sir 🥲

[@SimplyJustZed]

Hehe Shinto mythology!

[@tjtrapago8644]

If they breathe properly, they can dance forever.

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[@XIAO-j9o]

I get it

[@Milky_Kit_543]

Agreed

[@neonangelsrequiem09]

sooo im here because of matsuura daruma's kasane. what an ethereally beautiful and dignified dance.

[@dragonalizan123]

Now I have a better picture, of how Uzume's dance make Amaterasu leave the cave. Thank you so much :)

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[@willardwyler4722]

Only real ogs remember seeing this from Your Name rather than Demon Slayer.

[@aoijirin378]

Y E S

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Willard Wyler same screw demon slayer is too overrated

[@prizmarvalschi1319]

But true veterans remember this from kamisama hajimemashita

[@mononokehime4523]

@@prizmarvalschi1319 come here bcs of rewatching kamisama hajimemashita

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[@soniamo4139]

People that are great at what they do, make things look so easy! This took so much hard work and practice to perfect!

[@Firebrand599]

I actually went to Kyoto and got to visit some great Shrines on New Years but never had the chance to see this done. Thanks for uploading this. I think the dance is kinda cute and fascinating lol.

[@Kyotodreamtrips]

한솔 that’s nice

[@HelloItsMikkan]

It's an amazing display

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[@ariohandoyo5973]

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Ario Handoyo Thank you

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[@Kyotodreamtrips]

Ario Handoyo no, I am Belgian living in Kyoto

[@ariohandoyo5973]

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[@SlyHikari03]

Same

[@biscuit9535]

Imagine their training for such wonderful performance

[@ii_ynwa2357]

This slow tempo ain’t what Kamisama Hajimemashita showed me-

[@lxtus._.6380]

Maybe because this is a religious ritual and not an anime 🤪⁉️

[@user-ym3po9gu4e]

Maybe because it's woman dancing, man dance have different forms

[@tapiroca897]

Surprise this is the real kagura dance

[@mokuseinoosa]

The music, dance, and costumes of Kagura vary depending on the shrine or community. The following video is the Kagura performed at a shrine in my grandfather's hometown. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKi7ZWauoMRjrdU

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It was a live Shinto performance, Thank you! and Happy New Year 2022!

[@disturbedwallabys2504]

And now we have an OP Tanjiro with Kagura dance

[@germainegrewal8833]

I searched Kagura on KZbin and the first thing it came up with was Tanjiro’s fire kagura

[@HelloItsMikkan]

No.

[@germainegrewal8833]

Amatsu Kami Mikaboshi that’s so sad

[@Milky_Kit_543]

Ong

[@k8egirl101]

I love their miko robes.

[@Kyotodreamtrips]

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[@suhani551]

The girl in Kamisama kiss did this as well.❤

[@Kyotodreamtrips]

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[@sahakrath67]

I love Japan culture 😘😘😘

[@Kyotodreamtrips]

wonderfull

[@infallibleblue]

Absolutely stunning!

[@Kyotodreamtrips]

Thank you so much! Thank you! and Happy New Year 2022!

[@vallecend6855]

Always love to see some nice beautiful form of TRADITION. Something that is awfully missing in this day and age… That’s why I implore everyone to please protect and cultivate your own respective traditions. Don’t let modernity erase what has been built and continued for centuries! The world is more beautiful when each of us have our own sets of colors to share with others.

[@Kyotodreamtrips]

I heartily agree with you, thanks for the positive feedback

[@zalu8894]

who else come here because of Tanjiro's Father?

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Chief I wouldn’t know

[@antylove__]

Jjjajajaja i'm here because kamisama hajimemashita the girl in that anime make this dance ( ◜‿◝ )♡

[@Burnz73]

I came here because of that and mobile legends Kagura 😁

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Ah you found me!

[@stillalive6540]

I came from kimi no na wa 😂

[@GalawangHITO69]

Hinokami Kagura . Best breathing style ever.

[@astralinesleepyhead]

This is very beautiful 🤍❤️ I love the energy

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Estos si tienen en gorro de pensar ... Te da poderes para ser poeta filósofo seguro y quizas mas como astronomo o cientifico .. Se sacaba el mejor calculo con esos gorros ...

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I like how Japanese keep modern life and tradition in their everyday lives.

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doing research on Ame-no-Uzume, this was a great watch

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hajimemashite fellow nihonjin

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super Fantastix

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I am here because of my teacher want us to do some japanese culture 😍

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[@hellstarremina7605]

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[@user-nq8op7lm8p]

巫女装束がかっこいいっ!

[@Kyotodreamtrips]

Thank you! and Happy New Year 2022!

[@midas5616]

Wait I came here for Tanjuro’s Kagura Dance. I’m not trying to be an ignorant but is there a specific name or type for Tanjuro’s Kagura Dance because this one from the video seems different. I really love how he danced Kagura

[@Kyotodreamtrips]

Mi Das I am not sure, but it can be done in different ways, depending on the shrine. Hope that helps, glad you enjoyed it

[@midas5616]

@@Kyotodreamtrips thanks!

[@Kiakyu]

Yes there are different dances. Here are the dances I know of - - Miko Kagura (Performed by shrine maidens/priestess [Miko] . It's a god dance with bells or fans) Izumo-ryu Kagura (Performed at Izumo Shrine. It's a purification dance) Yutate Kagura (Performed by Miko and priests. Uses bamboo leaves in hot water) Shishi Kagura (Performed in parades. Uses props to appear and embody a lion) Daikagura (Performed by traveling priests. Lion dances are also used with this. Meant to drive away evil spirits)

[@r89936]

I saw this in kamisama anime and I like to search it in real life

[@albertlopez6620]

Este baile es muy especial Si al ser humano lo visitaron seres de otro universo y esos seres es el gorro Por que esos seres regulan esos rencarnes para que un cuerpo los fabrique El ser que visito es el gorro y indujo que lo fabricaran

[@artieskuld6858]

I got interested into learning ritual dances since the past few years. Be it the tribal ones, hindi ones and such. I like the concept of Kagura. I’m no Japanese and no Miko so whatever I’ll pull won’t be Kagura, but I wanna try forming a dance fusion style inspired by it. Wish me good luck 😅

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[@fernandacahyaputri3130]

Whenever i saw a priestess it's always remain me off kikyo from inuyasha ❤❤❤❤❤❤

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A shiver ran down my spine! ©_©

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I'm only interested because of Kamisama.

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Here from Yosuga no Sora :D Bless Akira

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[@himitsuninjaranger6518]

Nihon wa Subarashi desu! 😊 ❤️🇯🇵

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Thanks

[@kaisermuto]

Miko dances for god of the shrine.

[@kimonodaisuki]

舞姫さん達、おしとやかで綺麗で可愛いですね❥

[@JohnnyDasPony]

This is creepy but beautiful 😱😍😱😍😱😍😍😱😍😱

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[@lee-wy9th]

Exquisite

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[@dandelienn]

There are four kinds of people who came here 1. Kamisama kiss 2. Your name 3. Demon slayer 4. Other

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Not so happy with some of them

[@stefaniliu3506]

I am here because kagura mobile legend history haha

[@dandelienn]

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I'm here because i like miko a lot i appreciate them and suddenly this video pop up on my recommendation list

[@tatagraihanugerah6065]

ah maybe i used to play and watch a game called "onmyoji", since the setting is heian period

[@user-nb5cp1qo5o]

平安の昔に酔いしれながら見ました❗とても美しかったですね❗

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Kamisama kiss i still remember 😊😊

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Your name got me here

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君の名は got me here!

[@dedehermawanindonesia4317]

Sumimasen, to all people of shinto, can you pray for my soul to get new destiny, new life and new spirit of shinto? yoroshiku onegaishimasu

[@Filvs11]

Hi! Great video! I would like to ask, can I please use a small part of this in a youtube video if I credit your KZbin channel and original video?

[@Kyotodreamtrips]

same as my first comment

[@poruchansamakundono]

What is the name of this type of music?

[@Kyotodreamtrips]

Paul San kagura, see here: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagura

[@MrYoshichan]

This music is called Gagaku(雅楽) in Japan. The Japanese traditional music transmitted from antiquity. Orchestra in the world oldest.

[@edienandy]

@@MrYoshichan Gagaku is the tradition Imperial Court music. It accompanies Bugaku style dance performances. Or maybe it’s the other way around, I can’t remember if the music or the dance came first.

[@seph4025]

Don't mind me, I'm just here for the dance for United Nations day xd I also LOVE Japanese Cultures

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Bubbly Hannah :3 sweet

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Mitsuha?

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I don't know, beautiful...yes!

[@mrquocviet6479]

But on Kyoto instead Itomori

[@deividbx]

Sengoku Blade brought me here...

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[@-d3lus10nz-8]

If you play it at 2x speed it looks like stop motion

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[@thusithaw]

After watching #Kimetsu_no_yaiba ස්තූතියි ඔබ සියලු දෙනාටම ❤ Thank all of you

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Ane & Mone irl exactly..... but wheres Sadaharu

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Well im her for Kamisama hajimemashita I love Kamisama hajimemashita

[@missescorso9311]

Imagine trying to wash your hands in that .

[@Noblebird02]

The average life expectancy for women was 27 and 33 for men. So I dare say they didn't do a lot of it.

[@Jumpoable]

@@Noblebird02 East Asians bathed daily, even in the winter, when Europeans were wallowing in filth because good Christians only bathed twice a year, on Christmas & Easter.

[@prizmarvalschi1319]

@@Jumpoable you just brought this man's existence to oblivion

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@@Noblebird02 didn’t know that they only lived ~30 years even now today lol

[@Noblebird02]

@@conco6564 i think today the Japanese ppl have one of the highest life expectancies on earth- but the low life expectancies of Heian noblewomen demonstrate just how bad their diet and hygiene was

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Bruh I came here because I thought it was kagura (from gintama) dance.

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This surprised Rui

[@dedehermawanindonesia4317]

すみません。私の体の中の魂 それは解放されなければならない 助けてください。あなたの祈り 私はそれが必要です。よろしくお願いします

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Kyoto-Nara Dream Trips Yoroshiku onegaishimasu

[@LordMarvin1993]

I was looking for the one that never happened using the mask that does not exist

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素晴らしい日本文化💥👍🎉

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i JUST missed going ;-;

[@yasakaKeiji]

訂正加筆しました、 　卑弥呼の時代の貫頭衣が、神女の花嫁が神にお伺いする巫女の装束は、二千年以上も変わらないんだよ。荘厳というものは、こういうことだ２０００ねん昔と、いうけれど日本人は、二千年以上も・・代わることがないことを知るべきと思う。 弥栄

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yasaka Keiji ookunii

[@digev]

this is full part on kagura dance or just a part?

[@Kyotodreamtrips]

There were several dances, this is one of them

[@digev]

ok, thank you

[@seribelz]

Reimu Hakurei is that you?

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[@SlyHikari03]

Look at them go Amazing

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Sugoi! 🤩

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I'm from Kimi No Nawal😄

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[@albertlopez6620]

Tiene una partícula de arrialdo velas !

[@TerrorAxe]

This is actually the hinokami kagura no cap look in Google

[@Kyotodreamtrips]

Not sure I understand your comment. I just post what I see and find interesting.

[@mykill3151]

So they're just turning around ?

[@Kyotodreamtrips]

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[@Voltaire8559]

It wouldn’t surprise me if there is a weird fetish over shrine maidens in Japan... they look gorgeous

[@Kyotodreamtrips]

Bulldog Bank. They do, don’t they

[@Voltaire8559]

Kyoto-Nara Dream Trips 😂 yeah they do, its just happening to me as well hahah... I guess it worsens with “Your Name” and Gintama that preceded it. But with or without anime reinforcements, id be crazy over shrine maidens anyways 🤣🤣🤣

[@grosbeak6130]

If one would do just a little bit of research on the Miko here there would be an authentic appreciation of what's going on here instead of it degrading into some kind of fetish. The slow trance like dance of the Miko goes back to the shamanistic dimension of the Shinto way. To isolate this dance of the shrine maidens here yes one can easily fetishize it but to take this dance within its holistic context of the Shinto cosmology along with its priests and other ceremonies is to see it's true nature.

[@Jumpoable]

@@grosbeak6130 Kagura literally means "spirit dance" & miko is written with the Chinese characters 巫女" shaman female" (although its etymological Japanese pronunciation means "sacred child" 神子), so the direct shamanic roots here are clearly not hidden, especially when they perform the spirit dances. The tree of bells is a classic East Asian shamanic tool for shamans to enter into trance (altered state of concsiousness/ non-ordinary reality). "Shaman female" is officially translated into "shrine maiden" by the Japanese government so Shinto won't appear primitive to westerners, & these modern urban shamans only dance in a ritualised way, instead of the ecstatic "possessed" way their Korean, Mongolian & Siberian sisters (& brothers) still do. Japanese shaman females (usually a part-time job during high school & university years) also are responsible for sweeping & cleaning shrine grounds, selling ofuda (talismans), religious trinkets & other souvenirs at the gift shop.

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Johannes P thank you.

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Im here for Sisha the lost souls.

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[@cavangaie6983]

What's the bell they're holding? Can anyone explain it to me?

[@Filvs11]

That is Japanese traditional instrument, called kagura suzu

[@cavangaie6983]

Ohh thanks

[@Kyotodreamtrips]

@@Filvs11 Thanks for answering that!

[@Senja2208]

Hinokami kagura enbu

[@MrZooganopolos]

あきば祭りを知りますか？

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[@albertlopez6620]

De esa manera vive mas que un cuerpo biologico ya que el casco lo pueden usar muchos

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Tokyo

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Ow shit i came cause anime demon slayer :) Wait so she can fire breathing ?

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[@kira_zhen5150]

Что я только что видела🤦🏻‍♀️

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[@albertlopez6620]

Los monjes que acen esta musica usan giro aveces de pensar El de estas chicas no es!!

[@jotarokujo911]

*SCREAMS IN DEMON SLAYER*

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[@shiraneko1544]

Kimi no nawa movie mitsuha yotsuha

[@markshinderu2607]

From your name

[@Kyotodreamtrips]

Thank you! and Happy New Year 2022!

[@malcolmgermano7855]

Can anyone learn the dance or is just the mikos???

[@Kyotodreamtrips]

Good question, I don’t know. These are religious dances performed by shrine maidens on special occasions, hopefully this helps

[@jotarokujo7189]

So what exactly is the reason for this is it like a calibration or somthing

[@edienandy]

Not sure but I’d say it probably has something to do with spring.

[@jotarokujo7189]

@@edienandy I thought they where calibrating the new patch’s of the new server I play on called earth2.0

[@edienandy]

@@jotarokujo7189 I’m sure that factors into it somehow 😂

[@Kyotodreamtrips]

It was a Shinto ritual performance. Thank you! and Happy New Year 2022!

[@danlles666]

I'm here for kimetsu no yaiba 🤙

[@user-li9qj3vh3j]

I'm glad Chad Nippon jins stopped spreading of Christianity else this wd v been lost.

[@shinthelightning]

Hinokami kagura dance

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Sure ain’t the jitterbug!