Ritual Dances Performed at Shrines and Temples


Votive Dances in Japan

Bugaku & other Regional Traditional Dances

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Votive Dance Performance

 

Ryukaen at Yoshino Park in Kagoshima

I performed “Ryukaen” female dance in “Yoshino Hyoroku Yume Matsuri”, held in Yoshino […]

Karyou-bin (迦陵頻)

The imaginary bird “Karyohaku,” which is said to live in paradise, is one of the eight rin-eup rak […]

Itsuku-shima Gojohraku (厳島五条楽)

Itsuku-shima Gojohraku was dedicated to Kashiwabara Shrine, Kagoshima City, on the new year day of 2024. Shoko […]

Dedication to Nishinomiya Shrine

The owner of this website joined the Bugaku dedication to Nishinomiya Shrine on May 10th, 2023. We performed t […]

Bugaku Dedication at Nishinomiya Shrine

Bugaku dance will be dedicated to the God at Nishinomiya Shrine (Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture). When: 10 […]

 

About Votive Dances

 

About Hara-Sho-Kai (原笙会)

Hara-Sho-Kai (原笙会) is a school for female court dancers based in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Hara-Sho-Kai Officia […]

Juni-Hitoe (十二単) — Traditional Female Court Dress

“Juni-Hitoe” (十二単) is a traditional female clothing worn in formal occasions. The term “Juni […]

Shira-Byoshi (白拍子) – Female Dancers in Men’s Clothes

Shira-Byoshi (白拍子) is a type of song and dance that was popular during the Heian period. The term “Shira […]

Gosechi no Mai-Dance of Maidens

Noble and Elegant Dance by Maidens attired in the formal Juni-Hitoe (十二単) kimono. Gosechi no Mai is a traditio […]

Music Instruments in BUGAKU

“Sho” (笙) is a Chinese musical instrument, a bamboo free-reed aerophone. It produces a bright and […]

What is Bugaku?

Bugaku (舞楽), literally means “the dance music,” is a classical performing art with over 1,400 year […]

  • What Bugaku is like? See the following Youtube movie!
One of the examples of Bugaku Performance (by Harashokai)

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  • 30,000 yen per performance (one dancer with CD music) + travel expenses

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