I See 'Izumo Kagura' Performance

Hinomisaki shrine is located half an hour drive from the center of Izumo city or quarter an hour from Izumo Taisha shrine.

After we payed visit to Izumotaisha, we went to Hinomisaki shrine to see Izumo Kagura performance with my wife, my daughter and her husband.

Is is said that there are two major types of kagura: mai and odori.

Mai consists of slow circular movement, stressing quiet and elegance.

Odori consists of quick leaping and jumping, stressing activation and energy.

I Get On Board A Sightseeing Ship in Shimane

When I went to Hinomisaki seaside town in Shimane, we got on board a sightseeing ship early in the morning.

We could see a beautiful white lighthouse, called Hinomisaki-Toudai and coastline, from the sea. 

The ship tour was free for everyone who stayed in the hotel, called Vila Izumoya, near the port.

We enjoyed the thirty-minute ship ride far more than I had expected.