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According to Japanese mythology, Ôkuninushi-no-mikoto, a sixth generation god enshrined at Izumo-taisha and ruler of the land, is made to surrender the land to Ninigi-no-mikoto, Amaterasu-ômikami's grandson. He then goes into hiding. Amaterasu-ômikami orders Ninigi-no-mikoto to pull the High Plain of Heaven down to Takachihô, in Hiuga-no-kuni (modern Miyazaki Prefecture).

In this dance, Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto and Futsunushi-no-mikoto, leaders of the Advent of Amaterasu-ômikami's grandson, demand that Ôkuninushi-no-mikoto surrender the land. At first he refuses but eventually he complies and the land is finally returned through the mediation of Inasehagi-no-mikoto and the cooperation of Kotoshironushi-no-mikoto.

Surrender-the-Land Dance (Ôkuninushi-no-mikoto)

Surrender-the-Land Dance (Kotoshironushi-no-mikoto)


Surrender-the-Land Dance (Two Pillars)

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NPO Hiroshima kagura Art Laboratory

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