Kurasawa Puppet Kabuki

About this event

This is a regular performance of "Kurasawa Ningyo Kabuki," passed down in the Kurasawa district of Towa Town, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture. It is said to have begun in the 27th year of Meiji (1894) when founder Tsunejiro Kanno started puppet theater, speaking lines and performing to the accompaniment of gidayu-bushi narrative music using puppets and props he made himself. The puppeteers speak the dialogue in coordination with the gidayu-bushi and enact the kabuki stage using puppets. This puppet theater is designated as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Iwate Prefecture, allowing visitors to experience traditional performing arts rooted in the region.

Venue

Kurasawa Ningyo Kabuki Lore Museum

81 4-ku, Kurasawa, Towa-cho, Hanamaki, Iwate 028-0135