Harai Kagura

Jonangu, in southern Kyoto, is known for prayers that ward off misfortune and evil. The shrine's garden is famed for flowers and maples, and the kagura is offered several times a day over the first three days of the year. In the New Year, shrine maidens dance with bells on the stage before the Kagura Hall, purifying first visitors and praying for freedom from disaster and illness. The kagura is offered about every thirty minutes, and visitors may watch from the Kagura Hall.