☆Kikka Festibal in MIYAJIMA☆

2011 October 15th (Sat) 6pm~

Autumn leaves in Miyajima

Autumn is coming to Hiroshima very soon. It's been chilly these days.　Easy to get sick as seasons change. Please take good care of yourself.

Kikka Festibal will be held in Miyajima in October. This festival is for offering chrysanthemum flowers to Japanese god.
There will be court dance performance.

The court dance and music introduced into Miyajima from Kyoto by Kiyomori Taira is dancing by the gagaku. Around 20 pieces including "Ryo-oh", "Nasori" "Manzai raku" and "Engi raku" are still handed down to Itsukushima Shrine from the latter period in the twelfth century.


The court dance and music introduced into Miyajima from Kyoto by Kiyomori Taira is dancing by the gagaku. Around 20 pieces including "Ryo-oh", "Nasori" "Manzai raku" and "Engi raku" are still handed down to Itsukushima Shrine from the latter period in the twelfth century.
The court dance and music is originally from India, Vietnam, China and the Korean Peninsura, but it does not exist any place other than Japan today.

Even it does not remain in India where is its birthplace, China, and the Korean Peninsura now. It is conserved in the Imperial Household Agency, Shitenno-ji Temple in Osaka, Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima and other several places in Japan.

About 1hour and 10minutes by Tram,35minutes by JR from HANA Hostel☆