First open-air "Bunraku" puppet theater play in its birthplace

A stage rehearsal at the "Bunraku" puppet theater is opened to the public under the night sky on Oct. 16, 2015, in Osaka, western Japan, ahead of the first open-air performance in the traditional art's birthplace. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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