Inamori Yu·Oct 16The Japanese Checkered Pattern That Took Its Name From a Kabuki StarTo most Western eyes, it’s a checkerboard. Two colors. Equal squares. Nothing to explain.
Cugira Art Marketplace·Sep 23蝦蟇の妖術はどこから来たのか――鳥獣戯画から天竺徳兵衛、児雷也まで歌川国芳《天竺徳兵衛》文政8〜天保元年（1825〜30年）頃、大判錦絵。署名は「一勇斎国芳画」、版元は川口屋宇兵衛。年代はボストン美術館が所蔵する同じ図の記録による。出典：Wikimedia Commons（パブリックドメイン）
Withdog·Sep 21If you’re visiting Japan, Kabuki is great, but you should definitely see a Takarazuka Revue…It began as a girls’ singing troupe.
Hiromi Nakano·Sep 18A Local Guide’s Guide to Enjoying Tokyo on a Rainy DayRainy weather will ruin your Tokyo trip? Not at all! With an extensive subway network and countless indoor attractions, Tokyo has plenty to…
Catch Your Eye Catch Your Mind·Aug 5The beauty & art in taking your time….The writer was introduced & encourage to watch a Japanese movie. Kokuho. ^^
izmeel·Jul 24The Structural Violence of Rōnin Society: Decoding Japan’s Most Terrifying Revenge GhostEvery culture has its ghost stories, but few of them come with an economics lecture built in. Japan’s most enduring horror tale, Yotsuya…
SHOUTA TAGUCHI·Jun 21The Frozen Moment in Kabuki: Why Stillness Is the Most Dramatic ThingThree seconds of an actor not moving, and the strange physics of what happens inside an audience
Michael Landman-Karny·Jun 16THE THIRD WALL Pacific Overtures and the Audience That Doesn’t Know It’s ThereKabuki is not background. In Pacific Overtures, it is the argument.
