Ryukyuan dance supporting Shuri reconstruction performed in front of Imperial Palace as part of dance exhibition
The dance “Yotsutake” being performed as a prayer for the reconstruction of Shuri Castle against the backdrop of the Japanese Imperial Palace – March 14, at the Imperial Palace Gardens in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo (Copyright: The Japan Arts Council)
March 16, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Tokyo – The Japan Cultural Expo Imperial Garden Special Dance Performance “
Inori no kachi” (hosted by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, and the Japan Arts Council) was held March 14 on a specially constructed stage in front of the Imperial Palace and Nijuubashi, where a Ryukyuan dance was performed in prayer for the reconstruction of Shuri Castle, which was destroyed in a fire.