Kagura

thumb|The Kagura Dancer, by Suzuki Harunobu. [[Edo period, ]]

The is a double reed Japanese used as one of two main melodic instruments in music. It is one of the "sacred" instruments and is often heard at Shinto weddings in Japan. Its sound is often described as haunting.

thumb|330x330px|19th century (Edo period) yamato-goto (shown here without bridges); collection of the [[Tokyo National Museum]]

thumb|275 px|Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū's kagura-den

The Mikagura-uta (みかぐらうた or 御神楽歌, The Songs for the Service) is one of the three Tenrikyo scriptures, along with the Ofudesaki and the Osashizu. It was composed by the foundress of Tenrikyo, Miki Nakayama, from 1866 to 1875, and revised to its current version in 1882.

right|thumb|300px The is a six or seven-hole transverse bamboo flute used to support Japanese kagura performance.