Urayasu-no Mai ／ Awashima Shrine, Kobe （粟嶋神社／浦安の舞）

The Spring Festival of Awashima Shrine, Kobe.

In the spring festival at Awashima Shrine, three maidens in Shinto costume called "Chihaya" perform "Urayasu-no Mai" with folding fans and handbells. "Urayasu-no Mai" is the Shinto ritualistic dance. Seemingly it looks like the traditional dance, but it does not have a long history. In 1940, it was created on the basis of the ancient sacred musics and dances by a musician of the Imperial Household Agency. This graceful dance has propagated throughout the country, so it can be seen at the Shinto Shrine in various places of Japan.


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神戸市北区淡河町にある粟嶋神社の春季大祭。
拝殿前に設けられた舞台で、午前と午後の２回、浦安の舞が奉納される。

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• japan
• hyogo
• kobe
• culture
• shinto
• shrine
• festival
• kagura
• 兵庫
• 神戸
• 神社
• 粟嶋神社
• 無形民俗文化財
• 神道
• 祭
• 巫女
• 神楽
• 浦安の舞

[qendu]

beautiful ^^ are they like Geishas?

[BanshuusaiSharaku]

Thanks for your comment.^^

They are junior high students.

They take dancing lesson for days and dedicate a dance to God of the Shrine.

They are not Geishas.

[brseavey]

That is a very disrespectful and ignorant question.

[BanshuusaiSharaku]

That's no problem.

To acquire knowledge is more important than ashamed of asking.

[qendu]

I would never say any disrespectful and ignorants things about Japan. I love Japan and I want to have more and more information.

If someone don't ask, it stay stupid.

If you don't believe, ask BanshuusaiSharaku, he and I are friends.

[BanshuusaiSharaku]

qendu, never mind.

You are my friend.

Don't hesitate to ask me anything.

ok?

[gazimgir]

Very beautifiul. I am currantly learning the spiritual dance of Japan and India.

[qendu]

arigato gozaimasu ^^

[qendu]

ah, I always like how they dance with fans ^^