Kabuki-za (歌舞伎座,Kabuki-za?) in Ginza is the principal theater in Tokyo for the traditional kabuki drama form. It opened in 1889, and is one of the city's finest extant examples of Meiji-era construction using Western materials in traditional Japanese architectural styles. Download high resolution version (1190x754, 195 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1190x754, 195 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Ginza area of Tokyo, Japan The Wako department store occupies a busy corner in Ginza Ginza (銀座) is a place in Chūō Ward, Tokyo named after the silver coin foundry or Ginza established here in 1612 (Edo period). ... View of Tokyos Shibuya district Long a symbol of Tokyo, the Nijubashi Bridge at the Kokyo Imperial Palace. ... The Kabukiza in Ginza is one of Tokyos leading kabuki theaters. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Meiji period (Japanese: 明治時代, Meiji-jidai) denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running from 8 September 1868 (in the Gregorian calendar, 23 October 1868) to 30 July 1912. ... The need to rebuild Japan after World War II proved a great stimulus to Japanese architecture, and contemporary Japanese buildings rank with the finest in the world in terms of technology and formal conception. ...
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Performances are held nearly every day at Kabuki-za, and tickets are sold for individual act as well as for the play in its entirety.
External links
Kabuki-za Official Site (in Japanese)
Kabuki21.com - site lists major actors and plays performed over the theater's 100+ year history.Cateogry:Theatres in Japan
October 1892: premiere at the Kabukiza of the matsubamemono "Suô Otoshi", starring Ichikawa Danjûrô IX and Nakamura Fukusuke IV in the roles of Tarôkaja and the Princess.
November 1912: première at the Kabukiza of Enomoto Torahiko's drama "Meikô Kakiemon".
November 1959: revival at the Kabukiza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's masterpiece "Sakura Hime Azuma Bunshô".
Kabuki is truly a theatrical spectacle, combining form, color and sound into one of the world's great theatrical traditions.
But as far as dipping your toe into this particular cultural pond is concerned, a half hour spent at the Kabukiza theater in Tokyo, Shin-Kabukiza in Osaka or the Minamiza in Kyoto is probably all you'll need.
At Kabukiza, for example, there is a separate box-office for seats on the 4th floor, where you can enjoy a single part of the program for as little as 500 yen.
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