Hirose-jinja Autumn Festival
Two nights of kagura dance performances and street stalls at this historical, city center shrine’s autumn festival.
Read moreTwo nights of kagura dance performances and street stalls at this historical, city center shrine’s autumn festival.
Read moreThe kagura story of Adachi-ga-hara [安達ヶ原] comes from a Noh play based on the legend of an inn at Kurozuka
Read moreYesterday was the first day of the annual Shirakami-san aki matsuri autumn festivalat Shirakami Shrine in downtown Hiroshima city. As always
Read moreShirakami Shrine, located right downtown on a busy intersection on Peace Boulevard next to the ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel, is
Read moreTwo nights of Hiroshima Kagura performances, street stalls and wishes for good fortune on Peace Boulevard.
Read moreI took along our 10 year old son to the second and final night of the annual aki matsuri autumn
Read moreA forces of good take a breather during a kagura performance at the Miyajima Oyster Festival. Click for larger version.
Read moreThe holiday season provides a couple of opportunities to check out the extravagant costumes, and frenetic drum rhythms that characterize
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