Name plates up ahead of kabuki performance in Kyoto

Kabuki actor Nakamura Ganjiro IV stands in front of Kyoto Minamiza Theatre in Kyoto on Nov. 25, 2015, as wooden plates bearing the names of performers written in the Kanteiryu calligraphy were raised ahead of the start of the year-end kabuki performance that runs from Nov. 30 to Dec. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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