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[Breaking News]Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

OSAKA, Japan, May 26 Kyodo - People visit the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre in Osaka on May 26, 2026, when the final kabuki performance is held before the closure of the 103-year-old theater. (Kyodo)

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Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

Kabuki actors wave to the audience at the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre in Osaka on May 26, 2026, following the final kabuki performance at the 103-year-old theater. (Pool photo)

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Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

Kabuki actor Kataoka Nizaemon (C) makes remarks at the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre in Osaka on May 26, 2026, following the final kabuki performance at the 103-year-old theater. (Pool photo)

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Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

People visit the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre in Osaka on May 26, 2026, when the final kabuki performance is held before the closure of the 103-year-old theater.

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Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

People visit the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre in Osaka on May 26, 2026, when the final kabuki performance is held before the closure of the 103-year-old theater.

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Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

People visit the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre in Osaka on May 26, 2026, when the final kabuki performance is held before the closure of the 103-year-old theater.

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[Breaking News]Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 26 Kyodo - Preparations are under way for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025, with wooden boards with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional "kantei-ryu" style of calligraphy -- wishing for a full house -- on display at Minamiza Theater. (Kyodo)

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

Preparations are under way for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025, with wooden boards with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional "kantei-ryu" style of calligraphy -- wishing for a full house -- on display at Minamiza Theater.

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

Preparations are under way for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025, with wooden boards with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional "kantei-ryu" style of calligraphy -- wishing for a full house -- on display at Minamiza Theater.

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

Preparations are under way for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025, with wooden boards with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional "kantei-ryu" style of calligraphy -- wishing for a full house -- on display at Minamiza Theater.

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Calligrapher writes kabuki actors' names

A calligrapher writes in the traditional "maneki-gaki" writing style kabuki actors' names in Kyoto on Nov. 7, 2025, on signboards to be used to decorate the Minamiza theater in the western Japan city during a year-end kabuki show.

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Calligrapher writes kabuki actors' names

A calligrapher writes in the traditional "maneki-gaki" writing style kabuki actors' names in Kyoto on Nov. 7, 2025, on signboards to be used to decorate the Minamiza theater in the western Japan city during a year-end kabuki show.

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Calligrapher writes kabuki actors' names

A calligrapher writes in the traditional "maneki-gaki" writing style kabuki actors' names in Kyoto on Nov. 7, 2025, on signboards to be used to decorate the Minamiza theater in the western Japan city during a year-end kabuki show.

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Sneak peek of TV animation series at Kyoto Kabuki theater

KYOTO, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - A sneak peek event for the Japanese animated television series "The Eccentric Family," based on the original Japanese novel written by Tomihiko Morimi, is held at Minamiza Theater, a Kabuki theater, in Kyoto on June 16, 2013.(Kyodo)

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 26 Kyodo - Preparations are underway for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2024, with wooden signs with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house, on display at Minamiza Theater. (Kyodo)

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

Preparations are underway for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2024, with wooden signs with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house, on display at Minamiza Theater.

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

Preparations are underway for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2024, with wooden signs with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house, on display at Minamiza Theater.

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

Preparations are underway for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2024, with wooden signs with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house, on display at Minamiza Theater.

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Maneki signboard for Kyoto kabuki show

A calligrapher uses a mixture of sake and ink to write the names of Kabuki performers on a wooden signboard in Kyoto on Nov. 8, 2024, for the year-end show at the Minamiza Theater in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house.

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Maneki signboard for Kyoto kabuki show

A calligrapher uses a mixture of sake and ink to write the names of Kabuki performers on a wooden signboard in Kyoto on Nov. 8, 2024, for the year-end show at the Minamiza Theater in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house.

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Maneki signboard for Kyoto kabuki show

A calligrapher uses a mixture of sake and ink to write the names of Kabuki performers on a wooden signboard in Kyoto on Nov. 8, 2024, for the year-end show at the Minamiza Theater in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house.

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Kabuki actors cruise on Osaka river

Popular kabuki actors cruise on a river in Osaka on June 29, 2024, to advertise their summer performances at a theater in the western Japan city from July 3 to July 26.

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Kabuki actors cruise on Osaka river

Popular kabuki actors cruise on a river in Osaka on June 29, 2024, to advertise their summer performances at a theater in the western Japan city from July 3 to July 26.

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Kabuki actors cruise on Osaka river

Popular kabuki actors cruise on a river in Osaka on June 29, 2024, to advertise their summer performances at a theater in the western Japan city from July 3 to July 26.

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Maneki kanban for Kyoto kabuki show

A calligrapher uses a mixture of sake and ink to write the names of kabuki performers on a "maneki" wooden signboard in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 6, 2023, for the year-end show at Minamiza Theater.

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Maneki kanban for Kyoto kabuki show

A calligrapher uses a mixture of sake and ink to write the names of kabuki performers on a "maneki" wooden signboard in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 6, 2023, for the year-end show at Minamiza Theater.

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Japanese emperor, empress watch Kabuki performance

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a Kabuki performance at the National Theater in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2023.

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Japanese emperor, empress watch Kabuki performance

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at the National Theater in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2023, to watch a Kabuki performance.

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Kabuki actors cruise through central Osaka

Popular kabuki actors cruise through central Osaka on June 29, 2023, to advertise their summer performance at a theater in the western Japan city from July 3 to July 25.

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Kabuki actors cruise through central Osaka

Popular kabuki actors cruise through central Osaka on June 29, 2023, to advertise their summer performance at a theater in the western Japan city from July 3 to July 25.

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Kabuki actors cruise through central Osaka

Popular kabuki actors cruise through central Osaka on June 29, 2023, to advertise their summer performance at a theater in the western Japan city from July 3 to July 25.

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Kabuki actors cruise through central Osaka

Popular kabuki actors cruise through central Osaka on June 29, 2023, to advertise their summer performance at a theater in the western Japan city from July 3 to July 25.

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CORRECTED: Popular Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke taken to hospital

Posters for shows performed by Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke are displayed at Meijiza theater in Tokyo on May 18, 2023. The popular actor was taken to hospital the same day after his manager found him collapsed along with his parents, who were later confirmed dead, at their home in Tokyo, with police suspecting he attempted suicide.

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Snow-covered Kyoto

Commuters walk in front of a snow-blanketed Minamiza kabuki theater in Kyoto, western Japan, on the morning of Jan. 25, 2023.

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Kabuki actor succeeds traditional name Nakamura Ganjiro

OSAKA, Japan - Kabuki actor Nakamura Kanjaku (C) waves to fans in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 28, 2014, following his succession to the traditional name Nakamura Ganjiro as he moves on a boat on the Dotombori River toward a theater. His younger brother Nakamura Senjaku (far R) is among his followers.

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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.

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Kabuki star Sakata stands on brand-new theater stage

KYOTO, Japan - Star kabuki actor Sakata Tojuro stands on a brand-new cypress stage at the Minamiza theater in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 28, 2014.

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Kyoto kabuki theater unveils brand-new stage, runway

KYOTO, Japan - The Minamiza kabuki theater in Kyoto, western Japan, opens a brand-new cypress stage and runway to the press on Nov. 28, 2014.

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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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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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Expert writes kabuki actors' names in traditional style

KYOTO, Japan - Masaru Inoue writes kabuki actors' names in the traditional "maneki-gaki" style on Nov. 7, 2014, before their year-end performances in the Minamiza theater in Kyoto, western Japan.

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Expert writes kabuki actors' names in traditional form

KYOTO, Japan - An expert writes the names of kabuki actors appearing in year-end performances in the Minamiza theater in Kyoto, western Japan, in a traditional "maneki-gaki" writing form on Nov. 7, 2014.

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'Heisei Nakamura-za' meets press in NY

NEW YORK, United States - Kabuki actors Nakamura Shichinosuke, Nakamura Kankuro and Nakamura Shido (from L), give a press conference at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater in New York on July 7, 2014. The Heisei Nakamura-za company, founded by the late Kanzaburo, opened a six-day run in New York.

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PM Abe, U.S. envoy Kennedy at Kabukiza

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R), first lady Akie Abe (R), U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (2nd from L), and her husband Edwin Schlossberg visit the Kabukiza theater in Tokyo's Ginza district on July 5, 2014, to watch a Kabuki performance. (Pool photo)

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Kabukiza unveils new souvenirs to mark 1st year since reopening

TOKYO, Japan - Sweets wrapped in Japanese-style towels printed with patterns of "kumadori," a style of Kabuki makeup used by players of violent roles, are among new souvenirs unveiled at the Kabukiza theater in Tokyo's Ginza district on March 27, 2014. The theater marked its first anniversary on April 2 of its reopening after rebuilding.

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New Kabukiza marks 1st anniversary of reopening

TOKYO, Japan - The Kabukiza theater in Tokyo's Ginza district, the spiritual home of the centuries-old Japanese performing art Kabuki, is photographed on March 27, 2014, ahead of the first anniversary on April 2 of its reopening after rebuilding.

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Japan's ruling party lawmakers form group to promote Kabuki

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Hashinosuke Nakamura speaks at a meeting on Feb. 27, 2014, to inaugurate an association formed by lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to promote the traditional Japanese theatrical art. Nakamura is flanked by former culture minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) and Junichi Sakomoto, president of Shockiku Co., operator of the Kabuki-za theater.

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Grandma who knows history of Kompira Kabuki

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Takuko Yamamoto shows confetti she made for parades ahead of spring Kabuki performances in Kotohira, Kagawa Prefecture, at her home in the town on April 3, 2013. She has helped liven up performances known as "Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Oshibai" at Kanamaruza, or Kyu Kompira Oshibai (Old Kompira Grand Theater), for nearly 30 years by making boxes of confetti to be thrown over the heads of performers during pre-opening parades every year.

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Emperor at new Kabuki theater

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko watch a Kabuki performance at the new Kabukiza Theater in Tokyo on April 9, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Emperor at new Kabuki theater

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko watch a Kabuki performance at the new Kabukiza Theater in Tokyo on April 9, 2013. (Pool photo)