Shinto ritual held to open new kabuki theater stage

Shinto ritual held to open new kabuki theater stage

KYOTO, Japan - A Shinto ritual is observed to mark the opening of a new cypress stage at the Minamiza kabuki theater in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 28, 2014.

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