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神楽は神様に奉納するため、神社の境内で舞う神聖な舞でございます。 — Kagura is a sacred dance performed in shrine grounds as an offering to the gods. (Cultural · Traditional · Arts, Polite to Stranger, JLPT N3)
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神楽は神様に奉納するため、神社の境内で舞う神聖な舞でございます。
かぐらはかみさまにほうのうするため、じんじゃのけいだいでまうしんせいなまいでございます。
Kagura is a sacred dance performed in shrine grounds as an offering to the gods.
Romaji: Kagura wa kamisama ni hounou suru tame, jinja no keidai de mau shinsei na mai de gozaimasu. / Reply Romaji: Donna ohayashi de mau n desu ka?
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どんなお囃子で舞うんですか？
どんなおはやしでまうんですか？
What kind of musical accompaniment do they dance to?
Gesture & etiquette
If at shrine, speak with reverent quiet tone. Gesture toward the kagura-den (神楽殿, dance hall) if visible. Recommend Iwami Kagura performances in Shimane or Takachiho Kagura in Miyazaki for memorable experience.
「神楽」 (kagura) is Shinto sacred dance, originating from Amaterasu's cave-emergence myth. Types: 巫女神楽 (miko shrine maiden dances), 出雲流神楽 (Izumo-style narrative dance-drama), 採物神楽 (with sacred objects). Famous: 石見神楽 (Iwami, Shimane), 高千穂神楽 (Takachiho, Miyazaki). Performed at festivals especially harvest and new year.