Shintō music

Shinto music is the ceremonial and festive music of Shinto (神道^?), the native religion of Japan. Its origin myth is the erotic dance of Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto which lured Amaterasu from her cave.

Kagura (神楽^?) or 'entertainment of the gods' includes music, dance and poetry and comprises mi-kagura of the court, o-kagura of major shrines such as Ise Jingū, and village sato-kagura.

The repertoire includes eight forms that may be traced back to the eighth century: kagura-uta (kagura songs), azuma asobi (eastern entertainment), kume-uta (palace guard songs) ō-uta (big songs), onaibi-uta (night duty songs), ruika (funeral songs), ta-uta (field songs), and yamato-uta (Yamato songs).

Instruments include the wagon (和琴^?), kagura-bue (神楽笛^?), hichiriki (篳篥^?), suzu (鈴^?), tsuzumi (鼓^?), and shakubyōshi (笏拍子^?) clappers. In local festivals the kane (鉦^?), binzasara (編木^?), and taiko (太鼓^?) may also be found.

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