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(Kabuki)

Kabuki

(Kabuki is one of the traditional performing arts.)

Kabuki is one of the traditional performing arts.

(Kabuki consists of singing, dancing, and acting by actors.)

Kabuki consists of singing, dancing, and acting by actors.

(In Kabuki, all roles are now played by men, except for child roles.)

In Kabuki, all roles are now played by men, except for child roles.

(Kabuki dance started in 1603 by Okuni Izumo in Kyoto,)

Kabuki dance started in 1603 by Okuni Izumo in Kyoto,

(and there is a bronze statue of Okuni along the Kamo River in Kyoto.)

and there is a bronze statue of Okuni along the Kamo River in Kyoto.

(From women's kabuki to young men's kabuki to adult men's kabuki,)

From women's kabuki to young men's kabuki to adult men's kabuki,

(it changed due to regulations and then developed.)

it changed due to regulations and then developed.

(The shamisen is used for the music of Kabuki, and there are singing stories that emphasize)

The shamisen is used for the music of Kabuki, and there are singing stories that emphasize

(the melody and rhythm, and narrative stories that emphasize the storytelling in the lyrics.)

the melody and rhythm, and narrative stories that emphasize the storytelling in the lyrics.

(Kabuki performances include "Mie," in which the actor stops moving while maintaining a pose,)

Kabuki performances include "Mie," in which the actor stops moving while maintaining a pose,

("Chunori," in which the actor is suspended from a wire and moved around the stage)

"Chunori," in which the actor is suspended from a wire and moved around the stage

(and on the audience seats, and the actor moves quickly in front of the audience.)

and on the audience seats, and the actor moves quickly in front of the audience.

(There are tricks to attract the audience, such as "Hayagawari,")

There are tricks to attract the audience, such as "Hayagawari,"

(in which costumes are changed for the first time.)

in which costumes are changed for the first time.

(There is also a unique make-up.)

There is also a unique make-up.

(You can also borrow an English earphone guide during the Kabuki performance.)

You can also borrow an English earphone guide during the Kabuki performance.

(Please buy a box lunch to eat between acts and watch Kabuki,)

Please buy a box lunch to eat between acts and watch Kabuki,

(which is also a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.)

which is also a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.