Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Ceremonial dance at southwestern Japan shrine

A "kagura" Shinto ritual ceremonial dance is performed in front of tourists at Takachiho Shrine in Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on the night of April 16, 2025.

E

Ceremonial dance at southwestern Japan shrine

A "kagura" Shinto ritual ceremonial dance is performed in front of tourists at Takachiho Shrine in Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on the night of April 16, 2025.

E

Ceremonial dance at southwestern Japan shrine

A "kagura" Shinto ritual ceremonial dance is performed in front of tourists at Takachiho Shrine in Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on the night of April 16, 2025.

E

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.

E

Pictures of scenery, masks displayed on JR train

YONAGO, Japan - Workers affix pictures of local scenery and masks used in the "Iwami Kagura" Shinto sacred dance to a JR Sanko Line train at a rail yard in Yonago, western Japan, on Sept. 21, 2014.

E

Japan's oldest film festival opens in Oita Pref.

OITA, Japan - "Kagura," a Shinto theatrical dance, is performed in front of a screen to commemorate the start of the traditional Yufuin Film Festival on Aug. 27, 2014, the oldest movie festa in Japan, in Yufu, Oita Prefecture. This year's festival in the southwestern hot-spring resort will feature 20 Toho Co. movies mainly produced in the 1960s and 1970s.

E

University of Tokyo professor at press conference

GIFU, Japan - Takaaki Kajita, director of the University of Tokyo's Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, speaks at a press conference in Hida, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on July 4, 2014. Tunnels to be used for the "Kagura" gravitational wave telescope system were unveiled to the press the same day.

E

Japanese performance in appreciation of Russian support

MOSCOW, Russia - A man performs as part of Kuromori Kagura, traditional Japanese dance and music passed down in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture. The performance at a theater in Moscow on Oct. 3, 2011 was partly aimed at showing appreciation to Russian people for their support after the March quake and tsunami.

E

Niigata ski resort opens early due to heavy snow

YUZAWA TOWN, Japan - About 600 skiers and snowboarders hit the slopes at the Kagura-Mitsumata ski area on Nov. 16 as the resort in Yuzawa town, Niigata Prefecture, opened to the public one week earlier than expected because of an unusually heavy snowfall. The Kagura-Mitsumata area saw its first snow on Oct. 29, and as of Nov. 16, mountain peaks had 80-90 centimeters of snow, and the lowest Mitsumata piste was covered with around 30 cm.

E

Niigata ski resort opens early due to heavy snow

YUZAWA TOWN, Japan - About 600 skiers and snowboarders hit the slopes at the Kagura-Mitsumata ski area on Nov. 16 as the resort in Yuzawa town, Niigata Prefecture, opened to the public one week earlier than expected because of an unusually heavy snowfall. The Kagura-Mitsumata area saw its first snow on Oct. 29, and as of Nov. 16, mountain peaks had 80-90 centimeters of snow, and the lowest Mitsumata piste was covered with around 30 cm. (Kyodo)

E

Poet unveils plan to dedicate original holy tunes to Fukushima shrine

Poet Ryoichi Wago briefs the press in Fukushima city, northeastern Japan, on June 16, 2015, on a plan to stage a series of "Future Festival Fukushima" events on Aug. 21-23 featuring the dedication of a newly created "kagura" (sacred Shinto music) to the Fukushima Inari Shrine. A shadow picture play based on a folk tale of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, which includes a no-go zone following the 2011 nuclear power plant accident, will be also performed as part of the events. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Website on Miyazaki Pref.'s Kagura traditional dance opens

Keiko Yoshioka, head of the group MovingWaves based in Miyazaki, explains an online database on the Kagura Shinto theatrical dance in Miyazaki Prefecture on Sept. 4, 2015, in the southwestern Japanese city. The group launched the website to popularize the traditional Japanese dance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

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. (Kyodo)

E

The Karamon Gate,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The shrine precincts are viewed from in front of the Shinyosha. Karamon is on the left. Kitodan (Goma-do) is in the centre back. The building on the right, Kaguraden, is the site of kagura (divine dances) by young women. The famous Nemurineko (sleeping cat) carving can be seen at the entrance of the corridor between Kitoden and Kaguraden. Behind the corridor is the approach (stairway) to the inner shrine.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number67‐38‐2]

E

Wakamiya-sha,Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

A fire ladder is leaning against the roof of the Wakamiya Shrine. The Kagura-den roof visible next to the shrine is slightly damaged. A photograph in the September 1st, 1871 issue of The Far East shows the temple in a similar condition immediately following the demolition of buildings. Consequently, this photograph was probably taken around the same time.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐7‐0]

E

A block of a temple

This may be the Rinzo of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu which was removed as a result of the separation of Shintoism and Buddhism. The Rinzo was located to the left of the Kagura hall, and scriptures were stored there. The dismantling has begun, and lumber is piled up nearby.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number13‐28‐0]

E

Outside view of nikko toshogu shrine

The back of the Yomei Gate can be seen between the cedar trees in the rear of the temple. To the left is the Kagura Hall, to the right the mikoshi hut, and to the fore the roof of the hall of worship. The roof of the Yomei Gate is done in Irimoya style with tohafu (Chinese gable) in four directions. The surrounding corridor which starts from the Yomei Gate goes around the main hall, and the back of the main hall is a stone wall. Above that is the Okusha.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number2‐39‐0]

E

Japan's oldest film festival opens in Oita Pref.

OITA, Japan - "Kagura," a Shinto theatrical dance, is performed in front of a screen to commemorate the start of the traditional Yufuin Film Festival on Aug. 27, 2014, the oldest movie festa in Japan, in Yufu, Oita Prefecture. This year's festival in the southwestern hot-spring resort will feature 20 Toho Co. movies mainly produced in the 1960s and 1970s. (Kyodo)

E

University of Tokyo professor at press conference

GIFU, Japan - Takaaki Kajita, director of the University of Tokyo's Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, speaks at a press conference in Hida, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on July 4, 2014. Tunnels to be used for the "Kagura" gravitational wave telescope system were unveiled to the press the same day. (Kyodo)

E

Japanese performance in appreciation of Russian support

MOSCOW, Russia - A man performs as part of Kuromori Kagura, traditional Japanese dance and music passed down in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture. The performance at a theater in Moscow on Oct. 3, 2011 was partly aimed at showing appreciation to Russian people for their support after the March quake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

E

Underground telescope in Japan

File photo taken on Nov. 17, 2018, shows an underground telescope deep under a mountain in Hida, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. The telescope, called "Kagura," is designed to detect and measure gravitational waves that are originated from gravity of mass as part of a project to clarify many unfathomed abyss about black holes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Underground telescope in Japan

File photo taken on Nov. 17, 2018, shows an underground telescope deep under a mountain in Hida, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. The telescope, called "Kagura," is designed to detect and measure gravitational waves that are originated from gravity of mass as part of a project to clarify many unfathomed abyss about black holes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Underground telescope in Japan

File photo taken on Nov. 17, 2018, shows an underground telescope deep under a mountain in Hida, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. The telescope, called "Kagura," is designed to detect and measure gravitational waves that are originated from gravity of mass as part of a project to clarify many unfathomed abyss about black holes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Underground telescope in Japan

File photo taken on Nov. 17, 2018, shows an underground telescope deep under a mountain in Hida, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. The telescope, called "Kagura," is designed to detect and measure gravitational waves that are originated from gravity of mass as part of a project to clarify many unfathomed abyss about black holes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Belgian king, queen watch Japanese performing art

"Kagura," a Shinto theatrical dance with music, is performed in front of Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, along with Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, in Yuki in the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki on Oct. 12, 2016. The Japanese imperial couple traveled to the city with the Belgian royal couple, in Japan as state guests to commemorate the 150th anniversary of bilateral ties, to introduce them to a Japanese traditional performing art and craftwork making. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Belgian king, queen watch Japanese performing art

Belgian King Philippe (2nd from L in front) and Queen Mathilde (2nd from R in front), along with Japanese Emperor Akihito (far L in front) and Empress Michiko (far R), watch a performance of "kagura," a Shinto theatrical dance with music, in Yuki in the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki on Oct. 12, 2016. The Japanese imperial couple traveled to the city with the Belgian royal couple, in Japan as state guests to commemorate the 150th anniversary of bilateral ties, to introduce them to a Japanese traditional performing art and craftwork making. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Japanese carnival opens with performances in H.K.

Hong Kong, - 'Kagura,' old-style Japanese music and dancing, is performed with an eight-headed giant snake at a former British army base in Hong Kong on Oct. 30, as part of a Japanese carnival in the former British colony. Performance groups invited from Japan staged displays including a ryukyuan dance and an Ultraman show.