SNAPSHOT: Puppet master assumes prestigious teacher's name

SNAPSHOT: Puppet master assumes prestigious teacher's name

Yoshida Tamame (front), a puppet master of the traditional Japanese puppet theatre, Bunraku, prays on March 31, 2015, at an Osaka shrine for the success of a gala performance marking his succession to his teacher's name. His master, Yoshida Tamao, was a living national treasure. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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