Showing posts with label oki. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oki. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Suijin Shrine Saigo
Friday, May 9, 2025
Takuhi Shrine in the Oki Islands
By the 14th century it had become a Shugendo site and Unjoji Temple was set up with a Jizo as honzon.
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Oki Islands Kagura
Oki Islands Kagura
I'm a big fan of kagura, the traditional performing art of japan that is the least well-known. In my area, Iwami in Shimane, kagura is hugely popular,but over the years I have been fortunate to see some different styles of kagura in Izumo, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Oita, and Miyazaki, and, as shown here, on the Oki Islands.
Nowadays normally only performed during the summer festivals, I was able to see a short performance of three dances put on for a group of tourists on Nishinoshima Island, and the style is Dozen Kagura as opposed to Dogo Kagura. One unusual feature of Dozen kagura that differed from all the others I have seen is the involvement of Miko, shrine maidens.
The second dance was called Sakibarai or Sakiharai. The dancer represents Sarutahiko and the dance is a protective purification dance.
The third dance was Kiribe, but unfortunately I know nothing about the character or meaning of the dance.
I don't know much about the technicalities of music, but a source says that here with dozen kagura it switches between 4/4 and 3/4 which is rare in traditional Japanese music but common in traditional Kprean music. Also worth noting is that the space the dancing is performed within is quite small compared to say Iwami Kagura.
The previous post in this series on the Oki Islands was on Uzukamikoto Shrine.
Labels:
Kagura,
masks,
miko,
nishinoshima,
oki,
sarutahiko
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Uzukamikoto Shrine
Uzukamikoto Shrine is located near the northern tip of Ama, one of the main islands in the Oki Islands.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Akiya Coast Ama Island
The Akiya coastline is not quite as dramatic as some of the other sites like theKuniga Coast or Candle Rock, but is nonetheless picturesque, with views across to Dogo, the largest of the islands.
Labels:
Ama,
global geopark,
oki
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