I
attended a Kagura event held in Kenchoji Temple, Kamakura, about 50 km south
from Tokyo.
Kagura is a ritual performance with more than 1000-year history. Masked performers dance on a stage on the music.
Kagura and other traditional arts played important roles to unite the local communities in Tohoku area after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. Kagura was played in Kenchoji every year since 2013 to commemorate the disaster.
The performance this time was played by Ishihatooka Kagura group of Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.
A temporal stage was built in one of big buildings of the temple.
Two programs were performed on Oct. 7 and 8 respectively. More than 200 people watched the play the performance each time. (See also the 3rd photo)
Kenchoji has many historic buildings and beautiful gardens.
Many tourists visited the place.
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