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2011/02/09

Dance Performance


Four shinto priests from Toshogu shrine (東照宮) dedicate a traditional dance performance, called Azuma asobi (東遊の舞), to Ieyasu TOKUGAWA (徳川家康). It takes place at a place between Haiden Hall and Honden Main Hall of Otabisho (御旅所) at the World Heritage site in Nikko city, Tochigi prefecture. It's a rare occasion to be able to see this dance performance; once in Spring and the other in Autumn for 1000 Samurai warriors parade (百物揃千人行列).


Image from Tsukuba University Library


This is a Sepia Scenes #120, Alphabe-Thursday entry (R is for rare), and Thursday Challenge. The theme is "TEXTURE", Best Posts of the Week and brand new meme Weekend Portrait #1.


             

Oh and one more.This is also an entry for Show Me Japan Vol 1, Issue 13. If you want to see nice photos taken in Japan, don't forget to visit!


Posted by Yoshi at 4:18 PM
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32 comments:

  1. RuneFebruary 9, 2011 at 5:04 PM

    Fascinating and amazing costumes. A good shot.

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  2. Annie JeffriesFebruary 9, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    Unusual sepia - almost drained of color - perfect for the precision of the dance movements. The viewer is entirely focused on the shapes of the dancers.

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  3. jabblogFebruary 9, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    That must be a wonderful sight to see.

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  4. KayFebruary 9, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    I really like this photo. It's very dramatic and beautifully captured. It must be such a wonderful experience to witness it. I can almost hear the music.

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  5. ruthiFebruary 9, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    Awesome. I always wanted to watch Japanese cultural dance like this.

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  6. BarbaraFebruary 9, 2011 at 8:39 PM

    What a wonderful image, and such beautiful costumes, fascinating.

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  7. UnknownFebruary 9, 2011 at 11:26 PM

    This is such a beautiful image!

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  8. UnknownFebruary 9, 2011 at 11:48 PM

    Great photo and another fine write up. Boom & Gary of The Vermilon River, Canada.

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  9. MelodyFebruary 10, 2011 at 1:06 AM

    For me, almost impossible to see this is real...
    But your picture tells a great story!

    Greetings from Holland / Europe

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  10. Honey at 2805February 10, 2011 at 1:40 AM

    The image is so beautiful The use of sepia makes it so mysterious.

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  11. DominiqueFebruary 10, 2011 at 2:33 AM

    Lovely capture of the dancer.. color does do alot to give movement to it.

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  12. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallFebruary 10, 2011 at 2:34 AM

    a rare dance indeed.

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  13. DonnieFebruary 10, 2011 at 2:59 AM

    wonderful photos. R is for Rare.

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  14. LeoraFebruary 10, 2011 at 3:03 AM

    Now that is a special performance! Grand.

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  15. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2011 at 3:47 AM

    Your photo is amazing! Great post!

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  16. IceJasmineTeaFebruary 10, 2011 at 4:31 AM

    I love their clothes, I have always wanted to have a ~ [* out of topic]
    by the way, I am very impressed with the decision at the time was quite good. A beautiful white color. ~(^o^"~)
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  17. FranciscaFebruary 10, 2011 at 4:38 AM

    Definitely something I'd like to see... a rare traditional dance performance in Nikko. Beautiful photo.

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  18. JudieFebruary 10, 2011 at 4:40 AM

    That is an absolutely amazing photo. Excellent work!!!!!

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  19. T. BecqueFebruary 10, 2011 at 4:55 AM

    I love this photo! It's wonderful to see such a thing and then the photo has an lilting quality to it.

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  20. Natasha in OzFebruary 10, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    That was a very interesting post. Beautiful images too.

    Arigatoo gozaimasu!

    Best wishes,
    Natasha.

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  21. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    Very good photo, nice composition! I think they are great artist!
    1000 samurai warriors parade? That must be a really interesting event!

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  22. Jidhu JoseFebruary 10, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    nice

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  23. linaFebruary 10, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    A rare occasion that we got to see through you!

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  24. Lily RianiFebruary 10, 2011 at 4:25 PM

    i rad alot proposed nikko city.... hemm... i need to do another trip to japan. no! many trips to japan!

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  25. LauraFebruary 10, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    fantastic image Yoshi...I love coming here to learn about your rich culture through your beautiful photographs:)

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  26. RNSANEFebruary 10, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    Japanese traditions are always so incredible, the dress, rituals, and ceremony are most impressive. Such attention, always, to detail.

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  27. Susan AndersonFebruary 10, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    What an interesting culture. Thanks for sharing it with us.

    =)

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  28. Rocky Mountain WomanFebruary 11, 2011 at 12:10 AM

    I love that photograph. It's got such a timelessness to it, it looks as though it could have been taken last week or last century!

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  29. kirstenFebruary 12, 2011 at 12:29 AM

    Ethereal. Like it. And I think I'm going to plug your blog into my google reader subscriptions. :)

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  30. UnknownFebruary 12, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    Well Done...
    A cultural portrait always interesting! :)
    anyway, what is Azuma Asobi means?

    Thanks for participating on Weekend Portrait

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  31. JennyFebruary 12, 2011 at 10:32 PM

    Oh my. What a lovely, sculptural picture you have shared here today on our little journey through Alphabe-Thursday's letter "R".

    This was amazing and timeless.

    Thank you for linking.

    A+

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  32. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2011 at 1:39 AM

    Beautiful and such luminosity.

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