New Kabukiza theater

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.

New Kabukiza theater

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.

New Kabukiza theater

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.

Closing ceremony performance held at Tokyo's Kabuki-za

Closing ceremony performance held at Tokyo's Kabuki-za

TOKYO, Japan - Theatergoers gather in front of the Kabuki-za, home of Japan's traditional Kabuki drama, to get tickets for the closing ceremony performance at the theater in Tokyo on April 30, 2010. It will be demolished to build a 49-story multi-functional complex by 2013.

Closing ceremony performance held at Tokyo's Kabuki-za

Closing ceremony performance held at Tokyo's Kabuki-za

TOKYO, Japan - Theatergoers gather in front of the Kabuki-za, home of Japan's traditional Kabuki drama, to get tickets for the closing ceremony performance at the theater in Tokyo on April 30, 2010. It will be demolished to build a 49-story multi-functional complex by 2013.

Closing ceremony performance held at Tokyo's Kabuki-za

Closing ceremony performance held at Tokyo's Kabuki-za

TOKYO, Japan - Theatergoers gather in front of the Kabuki-za, home of Japan's traditional Kabuki drama, to get tickets for the closing ceremony performance at the theater in Tokyo on April 30, 2010. It will be demolished to build a 49-story multi-functional complex by 2013.

Closing ceremony performance held at Tokyo's Kabuki-za

Closing ceremony performance held at Tokyo's Kabuki-za

TOKYO, Japan - Theatergoers gather in front of the Kabuki-za, home of Japan's traditional Kabuki drama, to get tickets for the closing ceremony performance at the theater in Tokyo on April 30, 2010. It will be demolished to build a 49-story multi-functional complex by 2013. (Kyodo)

Closing ceremony performance held at Tokyo's Kabuki-za

Closing ceremony performance held at Tokyo's Kabuki-za

TOKYO, Japan - Theatergoers gather in front of the Kabuki-za, home of Japan's traditional Kabuki drama, to get tickets for the closing ceremony performance at the theater in Tokyo on April 30, 2010. It will be demolished to build a 49-story multi-functional complex by 2013. (Kyodo)

Closing ceremony performance held at Tokyo's Kabuki-za

Closing ceremony performance held at Tokyo's Kabuki-za

TOKYO, Japan - Theatergoers gather in front of the Kabuki-za, home of Japan's traditional Kabuki drama, to get tickets for the closing ceremony performance at the theater in Tokyo on April 30, 2010. It will be demolished to build a 49-story multi-functional complex by 2013. (Kyodo)