Creation: Ritual of Spirit Possession
This article is totally not about Japanese religious events but about the creation of new rituals. This year I got the luck to teach a...
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Akiko
- Nov 27, 2021
- 2 min
Song of a fox: sumarī pūkosan
The tonkori is a string instrument of Ainu. Here, you can listen to the performance of Shirakawa Yaeko, an Ainu woman playing a piece...
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Akiko
- Sep 11, 2021
- 1 min
Mysterious Priest and Her Talismans
So many traditional customs had been still practiced in my childhood. My grandmother knew the meanings of plants, and people had minded...
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Akiko
- Apr 10, 2021
- 2 min
Procession by men dressed as women
A book entitled Tensai kara Nihonshi wo Yominaosu, Rereading Japanese history through natural disasters, written by Dr. Isoda Michifumi,...
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Akiko
- Feb 6, 2021
- 1 min
Lion Dance of Shirano in Yamanashi 2
The Lion dance is one of popular performing arts in westside of Yamanashi prefecture. In this post, I will introduce musical instruments...
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Akiko
- Jan 24, 2021
- 1 min
Lion Dance of Shirano in Yamanashi 1
Every first Saturday of August, the festival named Kagaribi matsuri is held in Otsuki city in Yamanashi. This festival is an event held...
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Akiko
- Sep 13, 2020
- 1 min
Ainu Musical Instrument 2: Tonkori
The Ainu is one of the minorities of Japan, living in the northern part of Japan. Now they are principally living in Hokkaido, but also...
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Akiko
- Sep 6, 2020
- 1 min
Ainu Musical Instrument: Mukkuri
The mukkuri is a jew harp, which is a traditional Ainu musical instrument. It is generally practiced by females. It is made of bamboo,...
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Akiko
- Jul 21, 2020
- 2 min
Dondon-yaki : New Year's bonfire
In 2018, I got an occasion to visit Dondo-yaki festival at small village in Yamanashi prefecture. There are series of New Year's rites...
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Akiko
- Jul 6, 2020
- 2 min
Iconography of kagura performance at Ise 1
Here, a picture of Ise Daidai-kagura no zu , picture of Daidai-kagura being the possession of Ise-jingū shrine. This picture is from the...
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Akiko
- Jun 26, 2020
- 2 min
Amor Tatenashi at Kanda-Ten-jinja shrine
This image is from site of Nespaper Yamanashi Nichinichi shinbun. The Amor nicknamed Tate nashi no yoroi, litteraly amor "no need a...
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Akiko
- Jun 20, 2020
- 3 min
A Brief Introduction to Buddhist Instruments
Buddhist monk and also band player, Eishin Watanabe plays Bub Marley's Three Little Birds with Buddhist instruments (and guitar). I found...
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Akiko
- Jun 19, 2020
- 3 min
Atsumori : 50 years in human world
Kōwakamai is a genre of medieval theatre (danse). Although it is less known, the text "jinkan gojūnen geten no uchi wo kurabureba" is...
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Akiko
- Jun 17, 2020
- 2 min
Tingsha becomes kane : Why Buddhist instrument is in Shintō dance
This article is only for my notice. I'm afraid that this article is totally for personal remark. But I've never read that someone relate...
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Akiko
- Jun 15, 2020
- 1 min
Ikutama matsuri canceled
Ikutama matsuri is one of three biggest summer festival in Osaka. It is annual summer festival of Ikukunitama jinja shrine and is held...
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Akiko
- Jun 3, 2020
- 1 min
Ainu as political issue
Today I found a news that an individual in Shenzhen, China filed registration of trademark of the word "Ainu" to Japan's Patent office....
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Akiko
- Jun 2, 2020
- 3 min
Bishamon Daiko Drum Ensemble
My hometown is very small with less 1000 inhabitants. The town is divided in 6 areas. Two of them, including the one where my family is...
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Akiko
- May 4, 2020
- 1 min
Japanese-Portuguese dictionary by Jesuit missionary
I found this by chance while looking for Historia de Iapam. This is Arte da Lingoa de Iapam, Japanese-Portuguese dictionary edited by...
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Akiko
- Apr 26, 2020
- 1 min
#Amabiechallenge
Amabie is merman-like creature with three legs. It is one of yokai, popularised supernatural spirits in Japanese folklore. Its oldest...
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Akiko
- Mar 17, 2020
- 2 min
Holy chickens - Sugisawa Hiyama
I've been working for Sugisawa Hiyama, one of Bangaku (kagura) in Yamagata, North-West Japan. Its most mysterious piece among its...
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