Temporary kabuki theater planned in downtown Tokyo

Temporary kabuki theater planned in downtown Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actors Nakamura Kankuro (R) and Nakamura Shichinosuke show at a press conference in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 23, 2014, an artist's image of a makeshift playhouse to be set up in the precincts of Sensoji Temple in downtown Tokyo for the Heisei Nakamura-za company's kabuki performances in April-May 2015. (Kyodo)

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