noun
village kagura; local kagura performance
A kagura (Shinto music and dance) performance held outside the imperial palace, typically at local shrines or in rural communities. Contrasts with 御神楽 (mikagura), which is performed at the imperial palace.
See also: 御神楽
この地域では、秋祭りに里神楽が奉納される。
In this region, village kagura is dedicated at the autumn festival.
里神楽は、宮中で行われる
Unlike the mikagura performed at the imperial court, satokagura developed among the common people.
神楽 is the general term for Shinto music and dance; 里神楽 specifies a type performed outside the imperial court.
Compound of 里 (sato, 'village') and 神楽 (kagura, 'Shinto music and dance'). The term distinguishes local or rural kagura from the imperial court's 御神楽.