Iwami Kagura "Orochi" in English 石見神楽「大蛇」英語解説付き (下来原西組神楽社中） скачать в хорошем качестве

Iwami Kagura "Orochi" in English 石見神楽「大蛇」英語解説付き (下来原西組神楽社中）

Iwami Kagura's famous Yamata-no-Orochi dragon-serpent performance explained in English. Iwami Kagura is a traditional performing art named after the Iwami district in western Shimane Prefecture in western Japan's San'in Region facing the Sea of Japan. It has roots in the Japanese Shinto religion. Today, Iwami Kagura has become a fantastical form of entertainment with dramatic music and dance with crowd-pleasing theatrics and elaborate costumes. It mainly depicts stories from Japanese mythology with Shimane Prefecture being the backdrop for many of them. "Orochi" shown in this video is an eight-headed dragon-serpent dramatically battling Susano-o, the god of the sea and storms for a fair maiden. Performed by Shimokurubara Nishigumi Kagura-shachu (下来原西組神楽社中) from Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, Japan at Fukagawa Hachimangu Shrine, Tokyo (深川八幡祭り) on August 11, 2024.