太神楽だいかぐら

noun

grand kagura performance at Ise

A large-scale ritual kagura dance and music performance held at the Ise Grand Shrine.

• 伊い勢せ神じん宮ぐうの太神楽だいかぐらは、古ふるくから伝つたわる神しん事じである。

  The Daikagura at Ise Grand Shrine is a ritual that has been passed down since ancient times.

noun

type of performance with lion dance and juggling

A traditional entertainment derived from the Ise ritual, featuring shishi-mai (lion dance) and various acrobatic or juggling acts. Often performed by traveling troupes.

See also: 雑芸

• 祭まつりで太神楽だいかぐらの獅し子し舞まいと曲きょく芸げいを見みた。

  I saw the lion dance and acrobatics of the Daikagura at the festival.

noun

Camellia japonica 'Daikagura'

A cultivar of Japanese camellia. Usually written in katakana as ダイカグラ in horticultural contexts.

See also: 椿

• 庭にわにダイカグラという品ひん種しゅの椿つばきを植うえた。

  I planted a camellia cultivar called Daikagura in my garden.