Miki, the photographer thought occasional sunshine did give a dramatic impact to this noh play, and she was actually attracted by Tsunemasa, the main male character of the play…

  This rain making ritual has been handed down from the Edo period.  In recent years, it has been taken place on an irregular basis; however, was revived with its…

  4 miko, the shrine maidens perform kagura dance called ‘Umasake miwa no mai’ with a sprig of holy cedar from Mount Miwa in dedication to the god of the…

17th is the death anniversary of Kamatari Fujiwara, who has been enshrined in Tanzan Shrine.  For this reason, this is the most important festival for the shrine.  It is usually…

Taiko odori dance was performed as rain making rituals at the end of the Edo period in Iga region as well as mountainous area of the eastern Yamato region, and…

  A few months ago on a popular Japanese TV program called SMAP x SMAP, Nakai-kun (SMAP member) and some others formed “Showa Generation” as a parody of the Korean…

Miki, the photographer thought they can be as young as junior high school student. ^_^ It seems she was very impressed by their ceremonial dancing!! Taken on the eve of…

This traditional event of Soni village has a 300-year of history. Taken at Kadofusa Shrine. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!  

This ceremonial dance in Shintoism originated from Mai dance, which was performed to pray to gods of shrine for special wishes. Later, Mai dance was formalized as Miko Kagura for…

Annual “Kaze no bon” which literally translates to “Bon Dance of the Wind” was held at Hiraoka Shrine. Dancers wear hats and kimono. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is…

Dance performance by the group Fujin was really cool (^_^) at Basara Festival. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!