Get immersed in the ancient times of Japan, with the gods and in the heart of nature thanks to the show KOJIKI 1300!

Songs, music, dance:
KOJIKI 1300 makes you experience the creation of Japan
Friday on the main stage at 12.30 pm

 

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Kojiki, the tale of ancient times

 

The Kojiki is the oldest written tale in Japan and tells us about Japanese myths: the birth of Kami (gods), the creation of the Japanese islands, the way ancient people lived in harmony with nature and the beginnings the empire. The Kojiki tackles the History of Japan and of its culture.

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In 2012, the Kojiki was written 1 300 years ago: to make it known, a show has been created, which you can attend at Japan Expo.

 

KOJIKI 1300: the show

 

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On stage, the artists play the scene of Ame-no-Iwato, literally the “rock cave on heaven”. It is Amaterasu’s story, the sun goddess, considered as one of the most precious goddess. She ran away from her brother Susanoo’s rudeness into a rock cave. Her absence caused darkness in heaven and on Japan’s island. To make her get out of her haven, the other Kami organized a party outside of it. When one of the goddesses tore her clothing off dancing, the other Kami started laughing. Amaterasu’s curiosity made her look out of her cave and she got blinded looking at a mirror. She thought the others were celebrating the arrival of another goddess, even more luminous than herself. One of the gods forced the cave open and light flooded over heaven the the islands of Japan.

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The show mixes dance and music, with Kagurabue (transverse flute), Shinobue (Japanese bamboo transverse flute) and Shamisen (sort of three-stringed lute).

 

Dancer: Yuri FUJIKAWA
Musicians: KOTO, KOHKI, Shun-ya GOMI
Vocals: Sakuya REI
Direction & production: Tsuneyasu TAKEDA, Yutaka TAGUCHI & Kayano NOMURA
Costumes: ☆USHIKO☆, Akane KADONAGA & Nobuhiko AKATSUKA (Nude Jewelry)

 

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