mi-kagura
Shinto music
Also known as: mikagura
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- In Japanese music: Shintō music
…imperial palace grounds is called mi-kagura; that in large Shintō shrines, o-kagura; and Shintō music for local shrines, sato-kagura. The suzu bell tree, mentioned before as among the earliest-known Japanese instruments, is found in all such events; and the equally ancient wagon zither can be heard in the palace rituals…
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