7 recommended as Japan living national treasures

7 recommended as Japan living national treasures

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken July 17, 2014, in Tokyo shows leading Noh performer Umewaka Gensho. On July 18, 2014, the government's Council for Cultural Affairs recommended Umewaka and six other people as Japan living national treasures.

Noh actor Gensho Umewaka performs in Hyogo

Noh actor Gensho Umewaka performs in Hyogo

Umewaka Gensho, a living national treasure, performs in a Noh drama written by Takeshi Umehara, a philosopher, at an open-air stage in the western Japan city of Kasai, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 4, 2015. The new drama is based on a regional mythology compiled around 1,300 years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cherry trees at Mukojima

Cherry trees at Mukojima

Although not visible here, Sumida River is on the left. This is the view from Boku-tei (riverbank) facing upstream. There are many famous historical places at Mukojima such as Ushijima Shinto Shrine (also called Ushi-no-Gozen), Chomeiji Temple which is famous for its sakuramochi (cherry-flavoured rice cakes), Mokuboji Temple, site of Umewaka Mound, Kofukuji Temple with its statue of Hotei, and Mukojima Hyakkaen (Hundred Flower) Park. Yaomatsu Restaurant and the Kototoi Dumpling Shop opened here in the early Meiji Period. Mukojima was a popular among the cultural elite. Same as photograph #2654.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐4‐2]

7 recommended as Japan living national treasures

7 recommended as Japan living national treasures

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken July 17, 2014, in Tokyo shows leading Noh performer Umewaka Gensho. On July 18, 2014, the government's Council for Cultural Affairs recommended Umewaka and six other people as Japan living national treasures. (Kyodo)

French award for Japanese Kyogen, Noh actors

French award for Japanese Kyogen, Noh actors

(From R in front row) Kyogen actor Nomura Man, Noh actor Umewaka Minoru and Noh actor Asami Masakuni are honored in Paris on Feb. 10, 2019, with the French Order of Arts and Letters for their contribution to promoting Japanese performing arts in France. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo