Hiroshima Kagura: Traditional Dance Performance
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Hiroshima

Experience Hiroshima Kagura: a mesmerizing dance of myths with English subtitles, stunning costumes, and post-show photo ops. Book your ticket now.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hiroshima Prefectural Citizen’s Culture Center - Experience the captivating Hiroshima Kagura, a traditional performing art, as Kagura troupes from across Hiroshima Prefecture showcase their talents. Enjoy the stunning costumes and lively music.
What's Included
  • Admission tickets
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

Kagura troupes from Hiroshima Prefecture will present the traditional art of “Hiroshima Kagura” every week. Drawing from Japanese mythology and classical literature, performers in stunning costumes dance elegantly to vibrant music. English subtitles are provided, enabling international visitors to enjoy traditional culture in a more personal way….

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Location
Hiroshima Prefectural Citizen's Culture Center
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(31 Ratings)
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Nicole
Oct 29, 2025
Fabulous performance - We absolutely loved the performance. They had English sub titles on a screen above the stage so we could understand the story. 10/10 👍
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Tanja_d
Oct 26, 2025
Great show - Very nice event. Good actors and fabulous performance. Backstage was an experience. Highly recommended.
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Maria_z
Oct 16, 2025
Inspiring dance, mesmerising costumes. - This is an interpretative dance show taking approximately 45 minutes. English subtitles are provided but not really necessary as there is very limited spoken word, and you are provided with a written synopsis of the legend in English ahead of the show. The music and dance were very impressive and the costumes were outright stunning. For our performance, there was an opportunity to take photos with the performers afterwards, including an option to take a photo whilst wearing a costume.
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Katherine_b
Oct 14, 2025
Go see a wonderful show! - This show was incredible! I would highly recommend going to see it, you will not be disappointed. The speakers at the beginning explained the story you were about to see very well. And the sub-titles were awesome!
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Brian_h
Oct 11, 2025
Great Show - Our family really enjoyed this local play in Hiroshima and the performance was outstanding, from the musicians to those in costume. I would recommend arriving a bit early so you can get prime seating in the Viator section!
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Beaux_m
Oct 8, 2025
Impressive! ✨️ - From the second I entered I felt very welcome. The staff are super lovely and dedicated to everyone, audience and performers, enjoying themselves and having a good night. It is less than an hour of performance which suits my short attention span perfectly - It is a pretty nonstop show, especially for the musicians who are playing start to finish, and the performers are in very elaborate, heavily layered outfits. They all made it look effortless somehow, very impressive! I'm sure I would have melted and fallen off stage in the first 2 minutes. 10/10 I will definitly come to see another show here next time I'm in Hiroshima.
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Cyndy-with-a-y
Oct 1, 2025
Awesome Kagura Experience - This was a wonderful performance by a local group. They played to the audience and their passionate performance was rewarded with a standing ovation. A must see!
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Kaitlyn_s
Aug 27, 2025
Entertaining, interesting, inclusive! - My husband and I attended the performance of “Yamata No Orochi” and absolutely loved it! The costumes are so intricate and fascinating, the performers are passionate, talented, and energetic, and the MC who additionally supplies English translation, Hitomi, is friendly and very professional in her translations. We felt very welcome! Highly recommended attending this activity if you’re in Hiroshima, it is authentically Japanese and gives a fantastic opportunity to learn more of the cultural practises in terms of plays/folklore. Thank you Hitomi-san!
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Jef_v
Aug 15, 2025
It was a very fun and... - It was a very fun and unique experience. The dancing of the actors was very impressive with tons of twirls and jumps in beautiful costumes!
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Begue_j
Aug 31, 2025
Amazing but too short! - Very well organized, with locker on site, lots of staff speaking enough English, summary of the story to understand, subtitles in English. The possibility to take pictures at the end with actors and costumes is a good idea, but concretely no actor speaks English and the photos are taken on the line without pause or time to talk to them. The show itself is impressive, the sloping steps as in amphitheaters allow everyone to see. Do not miss, especially for an affordable price.
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