Kabuki actors' nameplates up at Kyoto Minamiza

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.

Kabuki actors' nameplates up at Kyoto Minamiza

Kabuki actors' nameplates up at Kyoto Minamiza

KYOTO, Japan - Workers raise wooden nameplates of kabuki actors who will take the stage in "Kichirei Kaomise Kogyo" at Kyoto Minamiza Theatre in western Japan on Nov. 25, 2014, ahead of the year-end performance starting on Nov. 30. The practice is called "manekiage."

Kyoto group moves to set up pension scheme for geisha

Kyoto group moves to set up pension scheme for geisha

KYOTO, Japan - A group of ''maiko'' girls in the Gion Kobu district watch a ''Kaomise-Kogyo'' show with an all-star cast at Minami-za theater in Kyoto in December 2004.

Maiko at Kabuki theater in Kyoto

Maiko at Kabuki theater in Kyoto

Japanese "maiko" and "geiko" traditional professional entertainers watch a "Kaomise-Kogyo" Kabuki performance at Minamiza Theatre in Kyoto on Dec. 3, 2021.

Kyoto group moves to set up pension scheme for geisha

Kyoto group moves to set up pension scheme for geisha

KYOTO, Japan - A group of ''maiko'' girls in the Gion Kobu district watch a ''Kaomise-Kogyo'' show with an all-star cast at Minami-za theater in Kyoto in December 2004. (Kyodo)

Geisha

Geisha

Included in the album of Hikoma Ueno along with the photos numbered 21-23 and 24. This is a rare photo by Hikoma because it is colored and framed in red. These are probably geisha trainees of about 15 or 16 years of age. This could be the kaomise (all-star performance ) of New Year's.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number21‐24‐0]

Kabuki actors' nameplates up at Kyoto Minamiza

Kabuki actors' nameplates up at Kyoto Minamiza

KYOTO, Japan - Workers raise wooden nameplates of kabuki actors who will take the stage in "Kichirei Kaomise Kogyo" at Kyoto Minamiza Theatre in western Japan on Nov. 25, 2014, ahead of the year-end performance starting on Nov. 30. The practice is called "manekiage." (Kyodo)