Traditional dance performed for Hokkaido tourists

Traditional dance performed for Hokkaido tourists

HAKODATE, Hokkaido - The traditional ''Matsumae Kagura'' dance is performed by two Shinto priestesses in a buckwheat field in the southern Hokkaido town of Fukushima on Sept. 1. The dance has a history of more than 300 years.

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