Yaotome refers to 8 female shrine media called miko who serve gods mainly by performing sacred music and performing a dance called kagura (also known as Miko kagura - dances by shrine maidens) and mikomai (female Shinto dance where the young girls each carry a small baton with bells). |
八乙女(やおとめ)とは、主に神楽や舞(いわゆる巫女神楽・巫女舞)をもって奉仕する8人の巫女のこと。 |