Mythological Shinto god dance performed in western Japan

Mythological Shinto god dance performed in western Japan

YONAGO, Japan - A shrine priest performs a sword dance at a festival on the 1,143-meter Mt. Sentsu straddling Tottori and Shimane prefectures, western Japan, on July 28, 2014, symbolizing a mythological fight between an eight-headed monster serpent and Shinto god Susanoo-no-Mikoto. (Kyodo)

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