Discover the many complex connections between kabuki and the historic capital of Kyoto. Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores the newly restored Minami-za theater and plays set in Kyoto. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am1Io-bpUhY
The Greek island of Santorini is a very popular resort in the Aegean Sea. Many of the tourists who visit the island say that it was their dream to visit Santorini at least once in their lifetime. Located at the top of the steep cliff, Fira appears to be a city floating like a cloud in the sky. The white-washed buildings along the cliffs are said to resemble drifting snow. People from all over the world find this landscape incredibly enchanting.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbd4oeBzMyY
Glass arrived in Japan with the Christian missionaries in the 16th century. Kyoto aristocrats, high-ranking samurai and wealthy merchants used the much-prized foreign glassware as a gesture of hospitality toward guests. Today, locally made glassware continues to evolve within the fields of cookery, art and the sciences. Various materials are fused with precision and rustic sensibilities. Discover the essence of Kyoto values and aesthetic sensibilities through the works of master glassmakers.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Q3-FVgsHY
Mornings begin early for fishmongers and vegetable peddlers at Nihonbashi Bridge, and here is a reason. They are not going to bow to the lord's procession. The bustling scene from everyday Edo life.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pToL1RZ1Tsc
Caught in an evening shower, Edo townspeople scramble across a bridge in search of shelter. On the river beyond, a lone figure steers his boat, unfazed by the rain. What is his destination?
*"Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge and Atake," from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo" (1857) by Utagawa Hiroshige
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnruRveICeE
It's late at night, when all are fast asleep. A young man and woman huddle together along the veranda outside of a house, attending to a ... rooster. What could the pair be up to?
*"Making the Rooster Drunk to Prevent His Crowing at Dawn" (1767-68) by Suzuki Harunobu
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWV8cQAxPqo
Kabuki dance started as a showpiece for a female character, but then dances for male characters appeared - dances daring, comical and acrobatic!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rW0WhLq518
Discover the historic and modern kabuki plays based on bestsellers! Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores 2 plays from the Edo period and one based on a modern manga series, Naruto.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJQhGto-qF8
Edo was a city of waterways. The Yoroi Ferry transported people across the Nihonbashi River, one of its main commercial arteries. For the captain, it was a high-pressure job requiring skill and guts.
*"The Yoroi Ferry" from the series "Fine Views of Edo" (1835-39) by Utagawa Hiroshige
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTnFSryWSzM