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Today, there are many well-known shrines with full-time miko (shrine maidens) working there, but there are many small shrines where there are no miko, only priestesses.
The miko in the video are local junior high school students.

In some regions, there is a tradition of passing on the miko dance.

In the past, women who served the gods were called miko, and they guided people by performing "kamikari," a ritual in which the gods and people became one.


The movements that were repeated to perform this "kamikari" were refined and became the miko dance.

Today, the shaman element is absent, and the miko dance has become a highly artistic traditional art form.


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