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Nara: Kasuga Taisha Holds Kagura Hajime Ceremony; Shrine Maidens Perform Heian-Era Ritual Praying for National Peace

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

20:49 JST, January 12, 2026

NARA — The Kasuga Taisha shrine in Nara held on Jan. 3 its annual Kagura Hajime ceremony, a New Year’s rite to pray for the nation’s peace and stability and for a year in which sacred kagura performances can be offered safely without incident.

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