Friday, October 13, 2023

(2985) The Kabuki theaters...

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...left Asakusa over a century ago but Kabuki never did. Here, next to the river, a building with cherry blossoms and on the upper right corner, a portrait of Sukeroku (助六) one of the most famous and most loved Kabuki heroes from the play with the same name. The building is on a small street called "Sukeroku Yume Dori" (助六夢通り) i.e. "Sukeroku Dream Street".

(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my "Japan Arekore" set on Flickr).

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