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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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Weather agency warns of slides on Mt. Usu

HAKODATE, Japan - Hot mudflows gushing out of craters near Mt. Kompira, which is part of Mt. Usu, reach the town of Abuta, west of the peak, destroying a bridge (center) there April 11. A local observatory of the Meteorological Agency maintained its call for people near the volcano in southwestern Hokkaido to stay alert for possible mud and rock slides.

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Mt. Usu continues releasing smoke

TOYA, Japan - Smoke rises from a crater at Mt. Kompira, part of the Mt. Usu volcano, near the Lake Toya hot-spring resort, on April 6. Scientists are warning that a powerful eruption could soon occur at the mountain. Mt. Usu has been emitting smoke and ash since March 31, when it erupted after a 23-year sleep.

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Mudslides observed on Mt. Kompira

SAPPORO, Japan - Mudslides flow toward Lake Toya from the foot of Mt. Kompira, part of Mt. Usu in southwestern Hokkaido, on April 5. Experts said several craters on Mt. Kompira are believed to be newly formed.

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Weather agency warns of slides on Mt. Usu

HAKODATE, Japan - Hot mudflows gushing out of craters near Mt. Kompira, which is part of Mt. Usu, reach the town of Abuta, west of the peak, destroying a bridge (center) there April 11. A local observatory of the Meteorological Agency maintained its call for people near the volcano in southwestern Hokkaido to stay alert for possible mud and rock slides.

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Hiroshige - 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Print 13

13 Namazu - Travellers walking along the river bank, lined with trees, towards the village ahead, under a huge full moon in a deep blue sky, one of them carrying on his back a large Tengu mask, the mark of a pilgrim to the Shinto shrine of Kompira on Shikoku Island. Dark forest of trees on further shore of river. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858). The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido edition (1831-4) Date: 1831 - 1834

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Kompira, Sanuki

Kompira, Sanuki ==Date:Early Meiji, Place:Sanuki, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Mudslides observed on Mt. Kompira

SAPPORO, Japan - Mudslides flow toward Lake Toya from the foot of Mt. Kompira, part of Mt. Usu in southwestern Hokkaido, on April 5. Experts said several craters on Mt. Kompira are believed to be newly formed.