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Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo

File photo taken May 19, 2023, shows the Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo.

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Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo

File photo taken May 19, 2023, shows the Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo.

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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 theater lit up to mark 1st anniversary of reopening

TOKYO, Japan - The refurbished Kabukiza theater in Tokyo's Ginza district is lit up on April 28, 2014, to commemorate the first anniversary of its reopening after reconstruction.

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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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Kabukiza Gallery

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a studio to offer visitors the opportunity to be photographed wearing Kabuki costumes at Kabukiza Tower, a building adjacent to the reconstructed Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo's Chuo Ward, on April 22, 2013. A press preview was held the same day of a gallery showcasing elaborate Kabuki costumes, props and other items at the same building.

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Kabukiza Gallery

TOKYO, Japan - A press preview of a gallery showcasing elaborate Kabuki costumes, props and other items is held at Kabukiza Tower, a building adjacent to the reconstructed Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo's Chuo Ward, on April 22, 2013, ahead of the gallery's opening on April 24.

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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)

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New Kabukiza theater

TOKYO, Japan - Theatergoers wait in front of the new Kabukiza theater for its opening in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 2, 2013. The theater reopened the same day after a three-year hiatus due to renovation work.

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New Kabukiza theater

TOKYO, Japan - Theatergoers wait in front of the new Kabukiza theater for its opening in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 2, 2013. The theater reopened the same day after a three-year hiatus due to renovation work.

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New Kabukiza theater

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the lobby of the new Kabukiza theater in Tokyo's Ginza district filled with visitors on April 2, 2013. The theater reopened after a three-year hiatus due to renovation work.

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New Kabukiza theater

TOKYO, Japan - A drum ceremony is held in front of the new Kabuki theater to mark its formal opening with a series of performances in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 2, 2013. The theater reopened after a three-year hiatus due to renovation work.

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New Kabukiza theater

TOKYO, Japan - A drum ceremony is held in front of the new Kabuki theater to mark its formal opening with a series of performances in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 2, 2013. The theater reopened after a three-year hiatus due to renovation work.

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New Kabukiza theater

TOKYO, Japan - Theatergoers queue for tickets at the new Kabukiza theater in Tokyo's Ginza district, on April 2, 2013. The theater reopened the same day after a three-year hiatus due to renovation work.

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New Kabukiza theater

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the new Kabukiza theater in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 2, 2013. At right is a countdown board for the theater's opening performance. The theater reopened the same day after a three-year hiatus due to renovation work.

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Architect Kengo Kuma

TOKYO, Japan - Kengo Kuma, an internationally renowned Japanese architect who designed the new and fifth-generation Kabukiza theater in Tokyo's Ginza district, speaks during an interview at his office in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Feb. 12, 2013.

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Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, Japan - People visit the Sapporo Snow Festival at Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Feb. 5, 2013. A snow sculpture, modeled after the Kabukiza theater to be reopened in April in Tokyo's Ginza district, can be seen at the back. The festival, one of Japan's largest winter events, runs from Feb. 5 to Feb. 11.

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Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, Japan - People visit the Sapporo Snow Festival at Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Feb. 5, 2013. A snow sculpture, modeled after the Kabukiza theater to be reopened in April in Tokyo's Ginza district, can be seen at the back. The festival, one of Japan's largest winter events, runs from Feb. 5 to Feb. 11.

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Kabuki actor Nakamura Shikan dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - In this file photo taken in October 2010, Kabuki actor Nakamura Shikan makes a speech after the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Kabukiza theater in Tokyo. He died Oct. 10, 2011, of lung failure at the age of 83.

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UNESCO names Japan's Kabuki as intangible heritage of humanity

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 25 shows the Kabukiza theater in Tokyo's Ginza district. UNESCO said the same day it has designated the traditional Japanese theater form of Kabuki as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

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Emperor, empress watch Kabuki

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (R) are welcomed at the Kabukiza Theater in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 22 before the start of a performance.

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(1)Posts minister Katayama presents stamps to Kabuki actors

TOKYO, Japan - Posts minister Toranosuke Katayama (C) presents two kinds of stamps now on sale, which commemorate the 400th anniversary of the birth of the Kabuki play, to Kabuki actors Onoe Kikugoro (L) and Ichikawa Danjuro (R) at the Kabukiza theater in Tokyo's Higashi-Ginza district.

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Succession of kabuki actor's stage name Danjuro

The entrance of Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo is crowded with people on Nov. 7, 2022, ahead of a stage performance marking the succession of prestigious kabuki actor name Danjuro.

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Succession of kabuki actor's stage name Danjuro

The entrance of Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo is crowded with people on Nov. 7, 2022, ahead of a stage performance marking the succession of prestigious kabuki actor name Danjuro.

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Kabuki theater in Tokyo

Photo shows the Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo's Ginza area on Dec. 2, 2021, with the December Kabuki program being performed.

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Kabuki theater in Tokyo

Photo shows the Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo's Ginza area on Dec. 2, 2021, with the December Kabuki program being performed.

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Kabuki's Shinnosuke takes on Ebizo name

TOKYO, Japan - Ichikawa Shinnosuke poses in a ceremonial performance at the Kabukiza Theater in Tokyo May 1 in commemoration of succeeding to the prestigious stage name of Ichikawa Ebizo. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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(2)Posts minister Katayama presents stamps to Kabuki actors

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows two kinds of stamps now on sale, which commemorate the 400th anniversary of the birth of the Kabuki play. Posts minister Toranosuke Katayama presented the stamps Jan. 22 to Kabuki actors Onoe Kikugoro and Ichikawa Danjuro at the Kabukiza theater in Tokyo's Higashi-Ginza district. (Kyodo)

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Kabuki actor Kikunosuke's son to debut in May

Kabuki actor Onoe Kikunosuke, 38, and his 2-year-old son Kazufumi Terajima, attend a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on March 2, 2016, held to announce that Kazufumi will make his debut on a Kabuki stage in a program starting May 2 at the Kabukiza Theatre in the Japanese capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kabuki actors pray at temple for April performance's success

Kabuki actor Nakamura Ganjiro (C) and fellow actors pose in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Feb. 27, 2015, after praying at Senso-ji Temple for the success of their performance at the Kabukiza theater in the Japanese capital in April celebrating his succession to the kabuki name taken from his predecessor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kabuki actor Ganjiro responds to fans in Tokyo's Asakusa district

Kabuki actor Nakamura Ganjiro (C) acknowledges cheers from well-wishers during a traditional procession in the shop-lined approach to Senso-ji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Feb. 27, 2015, after praying for the success of his name-taking performance at the Kabukiza theater in the Japanese capital in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kabuki actor urges foreign fans to savor beauty of Japanese art form

Japanese Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo (L) and U.S. actor and director Tommy Lee Jones wave during a press conference at a Kabuki event at Kabukiza Theatre as part of the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2017. ==Kyodo

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Kabuki actor urges foreign fans to savor beauty of Japanese art form

Japanese Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo (L) appears before the press at a Kabuki event at Kabukiza Theatre as part of the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2017. U.S. actor and director Tommy Lee Jones, head of a five-member jury for the festival's main competition section, stands beside him. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kabuki actor urges foreign fans to savor beauty of Japanese art form

Japanese Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo talks to the press at a Kabuki event at Kabukiza Theatre as part of the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Mad chatter" Furutachi overwhelms crowd with nonstop talk

Kabuki actor Onoe Kikunosuke (L) and TV personality Ichiro Furutachi pose in front of Kabukiza Theatre, where they performed in an event in collaboration with the Tokyo International Film Festival, on Oct. 27, 2016. Furutachi, known as "the mad chatter," overwhelmed the crowd -- and interpreters -- there with his nonstop talk. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese kabuki actor, silent film narrator keep traditions alive

(From L) "Benshi" silent film narrator Ichiro Kataoka, kabuki actor Onoe Kikunosuke and TV personality Ichiro Furutachi pose in front of Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo, where they performed in an event in collaboration with the Tokyo International Film Festival, on Oct. 27, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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UNESCO names Japan's Kabuki as intangible heritage of humanity

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 25 shows the Kabukiza theater in Tokyo's Ginza district. UNESCO said the same day it has designated the traditional Japanese theater form of Kabuki as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. (Kyodo)

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Kabuki actor Nakamura Shikan dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - In this file photo taken in October 2010, Kabuki actor Nakamura Shikan makes a speech after the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Kabukiza theater in Tokyo. He died Oct. 10, 2011, of lung failure at the age of 83. (Kyodo)

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Shochiku, OKWave start online community for Kabuki fans

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran Kabuki actor Nakamura Kyozo dons a wig to transform into a young maiden at a press event at Tokyo's Kabukiza theater on Oct. 24, 2014. Theater operator Shochiku Co. said the same day it has teamed up with social media site operator OKWave to create an online community where fans of the traditional Japanese drama form worldwide can communicate across 20 languages. (Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co.)(Image reuse not permitted)(Use only permitted for the story concerned)(Kyodo)

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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)(Kyodo)

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Reopening of Kabuki theater in Tokyo

Photo taken Aug. 1, 2020, shows Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo before its reopening later in the day. It was closed for about five months due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Reopening of Kabuki theater in Tokyo

Photo taken Aug. 1, 2020, shows Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo before its reopening later in the day. It was closed for about five months due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Reopening of Kabuki theater in Tokyo

Visitors wait at the entrance of Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2020, for its reopening, following a five-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Reopening of Kabuki theater in Tokyo

Visitors wait at the entrance of Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2020, for its reopening, following a five-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Reopening of Kabuki theater in Tokyo

Visitors wait at the entrance of Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2020, for its reopening, following a five-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo

Body temperature checks and hand sanitizing are shown to the media at the entrance of the Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo on July 31, 2020. The kabuki venue will reopen to the public on Aug. 1, following a five-month closure due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo

Body temperature checks and hand sanitizing are shown to the media at the entrance of the Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo on July 31, 2020. The kabuki venue will reopen to the public on Aug. 1, following a five-month closure due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo

Photo taken July 31, 2020, shows the Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo, which will reopen on Aug. 1, following a five-month closure due to the coronavirus outbreak.