Edo-period dramatist Chikamatsu's statue in Amagasaki

Edo-period dramatist Chikamatsu's statue in Amagasaki

The bronze statue of Chikamatsu Monzaemon, a popular Edo-period dramatist, at the Chikamatsu Park in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, is pictured on Sept. 27, 2015. His grave exists at the adjacent Kosaiji temple in western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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