Edo Village Kagura

...It can also refer specifically to shrine maiden dance. In the narrow sense, it refers to Edo Sato Kagura, which originated from the Haji Ichiryu Saibara Kagura of Washinomiya Shrine in Kitakatsushika County, Saitama Prefecture, and was handed down in Edo from the mid-Edo period onwards. Edo Sato Kagura is performed throughout the Kanto region, mainly in Tokyo, and masked performers perform myths and the origins of shrines in the form of silent drama, incorporating the humor of Hyottoko and Okame.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Edo Sato Kagura" is listed below.

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…とくに巫女舞を指すこともある。狭義には，江戸時代中期以降に江戸に伝承された埼玉県北葛飾郡鷲宮（わしのみや）神社の〈土師（はじ）一流催馬楽神楽〉を流祖とする江戸里神楽を指す。江戸里神楽は東京を中心に関東一円で行われ，仮面をつけ，神話や神社の縁起を黙劇形式で演じ，ひょっとこ，おかめの滑稽（こつけい）もからむ。…

※「江戸里神楽」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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