I was writing long sentence about Kagura. But it is erased... Oh no. There is a Kagura one of Japanese culture. There are some kinds of Kagura in Japan. My area's Kagura is called ''Iwami-Kagura''. Kagura is classical theater in order to dedicate to God. You can it in temple, festival and public hall. In fact Kagura is held one night(from nine at night to six at morning), so it is very long long performance. However it often play one hour in festival. Iwami-Kagura treat Japanese myth such as 'Ebisu', ' Orochi', 'Tenzgin'. My favorite is 'Ebisu' which is played in auspicious occasion for example wedding reception. There is a mask used by Kagura. Children often make it. It is very good chance to touch Japanese culture.
Kagura is actually one of the reasons I moved back to Shimane! I love going to see Kagura. I love the Orochi, and Ebisu is always fun to watch. At first I was surprised, as I did not know how they would show emotion with the masks they used, but the first time I saw Ebisu I understood. It is amazing how much emotion they can show with simple movements of their heads!
返信削除