English: Kagura mythology play performed at a local shrine in Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The traditional kagura, or dance offered to the Shintoist divines, has been known to Izumo region for hundreds of years: photographed is the scene of "鍾馗", a character from different mythology. The whole repertoir lasts overnight, where a serpant is defeated by a divine being with a divine sword. Performed by the Kameyama Kagura Troope.