Kabuki actors' nameplates up at Kyoto Minamiza

KYOTO, Japan - Wooden nameplates of kabuki actors who will take the stage in "Kichirei Kaomise Kogyo" are raised at Kyoto Minamiza Theatre in western Japan on Nov. 25, 2014, ahead of the year-end performance starting on Nov. 30. The traditional hoisting practice is conducted to pray for filling the theater seats.

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