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Please find the name of a Japanese dance

Kagura

The original Japanese dance, called kagura, was used for rituals and was based on invocations, calming of spirits, and prayer movements. It is based on the prayer dances of the "spirits of the gods" depicted in the masterpieces "Kojiki" (Chronicle of Ancient Matters) and "Nihonshoki" (Chronicle of the Book of Nihonshoki) (see Folklore and Performing Arts). It was first danced by witches (younai), but later it was also danced by men (younai). In primitive societies, these dances were divided into two types, regular and irregular, depending on the ritual activity. The regular ones were related to hunting, farming, etc., and were held according to the seasons; the irregular ones were held due to births, deaths, calamities, marriages, and wars on earth. During the feudal era, the court enacted omikagura, and the office of the witch was replaced by that of a male Shinto priest. The kagura handed down to the people is called hyang kagura or ri kagura. Prayer dances such as "Oni" and "Sanbanso" still exist today, and these dances have retained the traditions of ancient kagura. At present, there is also a dance of witches at the Yaki Volcano Shrine in Oki Island, Shimane Prefecture, in which two witches, wearing a heavenly crown and a white scarlet dress, dance with a fan to invoke the arrival of a deity. The dance is accompanied by drums and cymbals. The kagura was later included in the folkloric performing arts because it was widely spread among the people.

Gagaku

Also known as mairaku, it is the music and dance of the Japanese court at the time of rituals and enjoyment, and is not quite the same as the yagaku of ancient Chinese dance. Japanese elegant music includes Japan's inherent musical dances, such as Rushing Horse Music and Ranging. In addition, there are three Han music, Bohai music, Kabuki music, Tang music (Sui and Tang Yan music),

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San music (bowl head, Lanling Wang), and music and dance of the Western countries, such as Tianzhu music, Rinyi music, DuoLuo music and so on. Emperor Bunmu set up the Yakura Ryu, and thereafter, the Yakura was divided into two sections, the left section was Tangaku (including the music and dances of the Tenchu and Western systems), among which there were: Chunyongyoraku, Banzai Ryu, Taepyeong Ryu, Emperor's Breakthrough Ryu, Peach and Plum Blossom, Ball Playing Ryu, Caixang Lao, and Imperial Swineherd, and so on. The right part is Goryeo music and dance, and contains Limyi, Baekje, Shilla and Bohai music. The Goryeo music includes Butterfly, Yeonhyeol, Imgeol, Baekhim, and so on. The Bohai music includes Ayakiri and Shin. These music and dances were gradually nationalized in Japan in the middle of the Heian period. In the Nara period (701-704), the court set up the Yakura Ryu and Yakusho, and installed kabuki masters and kabuki students. The left part was in charge of the clan (commoners); the right part was in charge of the multi-clan (courtiers). A hereditary system was practiced. During the Muromachi period (1467~1588), the tradition was discontinued after the Eihito Rebellion (1467~1468), when the musicians were dispersed. In the Edo period (1603-1868), the yagura was revived. In the fourth year of the Meiji era (1871), the three parties of the Yagura were dissolved, and the musicians were absorbed into the Ministry of Miyauchi (now the Miyauchi Hall), and the Yagura was continued. Yagaku is still performed in the Miyauchi Hall.

The Yagaku dance has been passed down from son to son since ancient times, so it is called a secret tradition. Now it has expanded its scope. The dance has a slow tempo and is different from other Japanese dances in that it retains such postures as the "sword pointing" and the "horseback crouching style" and has a distinctive footwork. Most of the music in Yagura has three sections, namely, "sequence," "break," and "rush. The percussion instruments used are drums, gongs and drums on the left side; and drums, gongs and drums on the right side. Wind instruments include the wicker, sheng, yokozuna, goryeo flute, and shinraku flute. Stringed instruments include the koto, the lute, and the wakizashi.

Kabuki

Music and dance were introduced to Japan from China's Wu Di (around Jiangsu Province) and the Western Region (around Xinjiang). According to the Shinsengumi shiru (Record of Surnames) of the Chinmei Dynasty (539~571), "a statue of the Buddha and a kabuki arrangement were brought from the Wu Kingdom," and during the reign of Emperor Peku (612), a Baekje man named Aimo no Makoto learned kabuki from the Wu-Yueh region of China, and passed it down to the Japanese imperial court. According to the Kamakura period (1192 ~ 1333) "lesson copy" records, Kabuki has Shizuko, Wu Gong, Garuda, Kongo, Boromen, Kunlun, Rishi, Daikoku (old man face), drunken Hu and so on 9 kinds. There are three types of musical instruments: the flute and the three gongs and drums, and there is a kabuki mask in the Shokurain collection and a kabuki costume that was offered to the Great Buddha at Todaiji Temple in the year of Tenpyo Seppo (752). The traditional kabuki is still performed at the Shintenno Temple Seirinkai in Osaka. Shishimai (lion dance) was extremely popular in Japanese folklore and later developed into a folk dance with local characteristics. Taikagura is a type of shishimai kagura, in which two people dance with a lion's skin and head, and later on, music and acrobatics are added to the performance. The "Ishibashi" system in Noh's music is a shishimai (lion dance), and it was developed in Kabuki into "Mirror Lion," "Aioi Lion," "Eigo Lion," "Triple Ishibashi," "Lian Lion," "Pillow Lion," and so on, all of which are beautiful shishimai (lion dances). The "Mirror Lion" consists of two sections, the first of which is a female dance, and the second of which is a dance in which the lion plays with peonies and butterflies, and the dance also shows the playful movements of the lion such as lying down and washing its fur, which has become a popular Japanese dance program.

Kabuki

It is based on the Nenbutsu Odori dance of the Izumo district of Aguni and the folk dance of the baby (1603), which is the earliest documented record of the Kabuki dance of the women's hospitals, and the Izumo people, the women's oshinmai dance, too. Kabuki absorbed elements of traditional dance and modern customs. Later, it was fused with the dance of "Kagemusha," which is based on the dance of "Odori (Japanese dance)," and the dance of "Kagemusha," which is based on the technique of "Ninjasen," and the dance of "Kagemusha," which is based on the Joruri of Ninjasen. Therefore, it is generally believed that the history before Kabuki was that of "dance," and the history since Kabuki has been that of "dance. The dance is characterized by the combination of the three elements of "dance," "dance," and "shin" (mold). The "dance" is a classical "noh" technique, elegant and subtle; the "dance" is mostly characterized by folk dances, lively and vivid; and the "zhen" is a dramatic dance. "is a dramatic action. The organic combination of the three elements characterizes Kabuki. Kabuki is characterized by a form of singing by the musicians, where the singer does not dance and the dancer does not sing. The accompanying instruments are mainly shamisen. The dance music consists of three sections: "Dance", "Middle", and "Entry"; and the accompanying music consists of "Chanting", "Pure Chanting", and "Pure Chanting". The accompanying music includes "Chanting," "Joruri," "Changpanjin," "Seigen," "Yidaiko "The music is performed in a variety of styles.

From the Genroku to Kyoho period (1688~1736), there were many famous kabuki masters such as Genzomon Ukyo, Tatsunosuke Mizuki, Kikunoseki Hatsushikawa, and Tomishiro Nakamura Hatsushikawa. There are such monumental works as "The Coastal Road," "The Gun Dance," "The Seven Harmonies," "Doseiji," "Ishibashi," and "The Heroness. Later on, Kabuki developed into a form of performance in which the danjiri were the main characters, but there were also extremely famous male dances, such as the dance-platform drama "Seki no Kage" created by Nakamura Nakazo in the early 20th century.

Since the Kansei period (1789~1801) and the Bunsei period (1804~1830), a new type of dance called "Shifu" was introduced. In most of the plays, a dancer plays several roles and performs a variety of dance sketches. Some of these dances have been handed down to the present day, such as "Heroness," "Niang," "Rokkosen," and "Echigo Shishi," etc. The dances are especially popular in the marketplace style. In particular, marketplace-style dances, such as "Offering a Slave," "Selling Dumplings," "Corn Cakes," and "Kanda Matsuri," have been passed down more widely. In the first half of the Meiji period, there were famous artists such as Shiba Nakamura, the 4th, and Dujuro Ichikawa, the 9th. In recent years, the seventh Sakado Mitsugoro and the sixth Ogami Kikugoro have emerged. After Kabuki was separated from Kabuki by the Kabuki Zhenji (choreographer), Kabuki gradually developed into a multi-genre dance, and there are now more than 300 genres of dance, the main ones being Shikasan-ryu, Mashi-ryu, Nishikawa-ryu, Hanayanagi-ryu, Nakamura-ryu, Sakata-ryu, and Agatsuma-ryu, and so on. Each school is roughly the same in program,

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but there are significant differences in the treatment of the dance. The older Shikasan-ryu and Mashi-ryu have a slightly slower tempo and larger movements, while the newer Hanayan-ryu and Wakayan-ryu have a slightly faster tempo and more delicate movements. Famous shinji (choreographers) of these schools include Hanayagi Shuraku and Nishikawa Ogizo, and famous performers include Shume Hanayagi, Shime Shizue, Midori Nishizaki, Shusuke Hanayagi, Shoukai Hanayagi, Shunai Hanayagi, Shunai Hanayagi, Shigeka Hanayagi, Gojou Jusumi, Mashizumi, and Tokuho Gozumi, and many others.

Kami odori

While Kabuki was born in the theaters of the Edo period, Kami odori (Zashiki odori), also known as Kyoto odori or Jishiki odori, a popular dance in the area of Kyoto and Osaka, was also born in the area of Kyoto and Osaka. There are the Tsuka-ryu, the Inoue-ryu, the Yoshimura-ryu, and later, the Maido-ryu. The movements of Kamishiki Odori are refined, subtle, and quiet. In terms of technique, it incorporates the softness of Noh and the movements of humanoid Joruri (Bunraku) and Kabuki "Zhen". Famous dancers include Yachiyo Inoue, Maki Takehara, Yuki Yoshimura, and Rupin Shigeru.