Japanese Astrologer Festival - Seimei-sai: Abe no Seimei Matsuri in Kyoto

Abe no Seimei (921-1005) was an onmyoji - Master of Yin and Yang. Every year around the Autumn Equinox a festival is held to honor his memory at his shrine - Seimei Shrine - in Kyoto. The evening before a special dance (kagura) is performed to bless people and keep them free of disease. On the main day, a small procession is made outside his shrine. 0:00 Introduction 0:20 Yutate Kagura 1:44 Procession 6:50 Mikoshi 9:13 End #japan #festival #kyoto