In Japan, bobtail cats are considered good luck and Nagasaki is the place to find them. They are known as “omagari neko (bent ...

and suddenly it became vanishingly rare to get to a Kabuki performance in Japan Kabuki stopped being something I went to enjoy in the exterior world and instead became something that exists more ...

Kikugoro VIII's father, 82-year-old kabuki actor Onoe Kikugoro VII, who has been designated as a "living national treasure" by the Japanese government, is set to retain his current name.

Since the Japanese anime boom of the past few decades ... Image An enthusiast of tanganmen, or “one-eyed masks,” photographed by Irwin Wong in 2019.Credit...Irwin Wong, “Ozawa Dango as ...

FLINT TWP, MI - There’s a new Japanese restaurant in Genesee County. Kabuki Japanese Restaurant, located at 4018 Corunna Road at the former Badawest in Flint Township, opened its doors last month.

The children said they practiced every day during their spring break from school and many visitors to the event applauded their compelling performance. Kabuki theatre performances by children have ...

Kabuki theatre performances by children have been featured at the Nagahama Hikiyama Festival in western Japan. The festival is registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Children's ...

and characters from 18th-century Kabuki theater. What's so unique about Bidou Yamaguchi's take on Noh masks? "The appeal of Bidou's work is his ability to bring something so rooted in Japanese ...

With roots in early 17th century Japan, the traditional form of Japanese theatre know as kabuki has been entertaining audiences for hundreds of years. Now, thanks to embracing new technology ...

(Shochiku via AP) TOKYO (AP) -- Onstage, Danjuro Ichikawa, one of the biggest stars of Japan's Kabuki theater, is a virtuoso in switching roles. In his latest production, he plays 13 parts ...

Japanese Kabuki actor Danjuro Ichikawa speaks during an interview session of his new show “Hoshiawase Jusandan” June 11, 2024, in Tokyo. Danjuro is a virtuoso in switching roles. In his latest ...