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Traditional outdoor Noh play in Nara

NARA, Japan, May 16 Kyodo - A traditional outdoor Noh play is performed at Kofuku-ji temple in the ancient capital of Nara, western Japan, on May 16, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Traditional outdoor Noh play in Nara

A traditional outdoor Noh play is performed at Kofuku-ji temple in the ancient capital of Nara, western Japan, on May 16, 2025.

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Traditional outdoor Noh play in Nara

A traditional outdoor Noh play is performed at Kofuku-ji temple in the ancient capital of Nara, western Japan, on May 16, 2025.

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Traditional outdoor Noh play in Nara

A traditional outdoor Noh play is performed at Kofuku-ji temple in the ancient capital of Nara, western Japan, on May 16, 2025.

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[Breaking News] Traditional outdoor Noh play in Nara

Nara,Japan, May 17 Kyodo -A traditional outdoor Noh play is performed at Kofuku Temple in the ancient capital of Nara, western Japan, on May 17, 2024.(Kyodo)

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Traditional outdoor Noh play in Nara

A traditional outdoor Noh play is performed at Kofuku Temple in the ancient capital of Nara, western Japan, on May 17, 2024.

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Traditional outdoor Noh play in Nara

A traditional outdoor Noh play is performed at Kofuku Temple in the ancient capital of Nara, western Japan, on May 17, 2024.

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Traditional outdoor Noh play in Nara

A traditional outdoor Noh play is performed at Kofuku Temple in the ancient capital of Nara, western Japan, on May 17, 2024.

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Traditional outdoor Noh play in Nara

A traditional outdoor Noh play is performed at Kofuku Temple in the ancient capital of Nara, western Japan, on May 17, 2024.

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Noh performance at Vatican

Japanese Noh actor Tsunao Yamai performs the classical play "Okina" in a music school hall at the Vatican on May 12, 2023. The play is a sacred rite on the theme of the peace and safety of the world.

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Emperor, empress attend Japanese Noh play

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (standing L) and Empress Michiko greet the audience as they arrive at the National Noh Theater in Tokyo on Nov. 28 to watch a traditional Japanese Noh play. (Pool photo)

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Children perform their first Noh play 'Tsuchigumo'

KAWASAKI, Japan - Kazuma Kobayashi (C), an 18-year-old high school student wearing a formal 'shozoku' (Noh costume), plays the lead role, or 'shite,' in a performance of 'Tsuchigumo' (Spider) on Dec. 24 at Kawasaki City Noh Theater, southwest of Tokyo. The Noh drama depicts the struggle between villagers and a spider monster who pretends to be human. Orio Okuma (R front), a 14-year-old junior high school student, performs the role of the warrior who fights the spider in the 'waki,' or supporting role.

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Noh play in Hiroshima

A Noh play is performed in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan, on Nov. 15, 2021.

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Noh play in Hiroshima

A Noh play is performed in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan, on Nov. 15, 2021.

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Noh play in Hiroshima

A Noh play is performed in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan, on Nov. 15, 2021.

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Traditional outdoor Noh play at Kofuku Temple

A traditional outdoor Noh play is performed at Kofuku Temple in the ancient city of Nara, western Japan, on May 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional outdoor Noh play at Kofuku Temple

A traditional outdoor Noh play is performed at Kofuku Temple in the ancient city of Nara, western Japan, on May 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional outdoor Noh play at Kofuku Temple

A traditional outdoor Noh play is performed at Kofuku Temple in the ancient city of Nara, western Japan, on May 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rehearsal of Noh play written by famed haiku poet

Photo taken April 5, 2016, in Kyoto shows the rehearsal of a Noh play written by famed haiku poet Takahama Kyoshi (1874-1959). The play, based on Takahama's experience of losing his daughter, will be performed in June in the ancient city for the first time in 100 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rehearsal of Noh play written by famed haiku poet

Photo taken April 5, 2016, in Kyoto shows the rehearsal of a Noh play written by famed haiku poet Takahama Kyoshi (1874-1959). The play, based on Takahama's experience of losing his daughter, will be performed in June in the ancient city for the first time in 100 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Noh drama performed on outdoor stage in northern Japan town

An open-air Noh drama is performed as part of a festival featuring the traditional Japanese theatrical play in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, northern Japan, on July 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Noh performed in Jerusalem to pray for world peace

A traditional Japanese Noh theatrical play is staged in Jerusalem on May 27, 2015, to pray for world peace. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional Noh play makes appeal for nuke termination

Photo taken May 14, 2015, in New York shows a scene from a Japanese Noh play set in Urakami Cathedral in the atomic-bombed city of Nagasaki. The traditional masked dance-drama, titled "Holy Mother in Nagasaki," was performed in the U.S. city, where the U.N. review conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty has been held, to show the misery of the atomic bombing and make an appeal for the termination of nuclear arms. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. first lady visits Kyoto

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama (3rd from R) watches a traditional masked dance-drama from a Noh play with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (2nd from R) in Kyoto on March 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Noh play performed on outdoor stage under Osaka Castle tower

A Noh dance is performed on an outdoor stage, set against the backdrop of Osaka Castle in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 20, 2015, with bonfire lighting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor, empress attend Japanese Noh play

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (standing L) and Empress Michiko greet the audience as they arrive at the National Noh Theater in Tokyo on Nov. 28 to watch a traditional Japanese Noh play. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Belgian King Philippe, Queen Mathilde enjoy noh play

Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde (C) enjoy traditional noh masked dance-drama in Osaka, Japan, on Oct. 14, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Belgian King Philippe, Queen Mathilde enjoy noh play

Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde (C) pose for photos with performers of traditional noh masked dance-drama in Osaka, Japan, on Oct. 14, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Noh play performed in Rome

Photo shows a Japanese Noh play performed at Teatro Argentina in Rome on Sept. 14, 2016, to mark the 150th anniversary of the bilateral ties. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Noh play performed in Rome

Photo shows a Japanese Noh play performed at Teatro Argentina in Rome on Sept. 14, 2016, to mark the 150th anniversary of the bilateral ties. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Children perform their first Noh play 'Tsuchigumo'

KAWASAKI, Japan - Kazuma Kobayashi (C), an 18-year-old high school student wearing a formal 'shozoku' (Noh costume), plays the lead role, or 'shite,' in a performance of 'Tsuchigumo' (Spider) on Dec. 24 at Kawasaki City Noh Theater, southwest of Tokyo. The Noh drama depicts the struggle between villagers and a spider monster who pretends to be human. Orio Okuma (R front), a 14-year-old junior high school student, performs the role of the warrior who fights the spider in the 'waki,' or supporting role.