Toyotomi Hideyoshi lived from 1537to 1598 and was a shogun during the period of warring states in th...
The hakobi, or “movement” of the legs is so important in Noh that it is referred to as “the art of ...
One type of hatarakigoto (the accompaniment of hayashi to movements with a certain meaning). The per...
One type of aikyōgen performed by the kyōgenkata in Noh. After the entrance of the maeshite in Noh, ...
The percussion instrument used by the taikokata. The top and bottom drum faces, made of cow leather,...
A sarugaku school which performed mainly in the middle ages in the Tamba Province (where Kyoto and t...
One of the forms in Noh and kyōgen. Both elbows are held firmly, and the two hand are grasped and he...
One type of wig worn by the performers. Made by weaving perfectly straight horse hairs onto a 10cm r...
See "Tarō Kaja"...
A famous character in kyōgen plays. Tarō Kaja does not refer to a specific person, but rather to a h...
One type of dance in Noh. Nakanomai danced by the tsure female god in Chikubushima and Arashiyama a...
Angling the mask slightly upward is known as terasu, or “to make a happy face,” and angling the mask...
Music using percussion instruments. The rhythm units performed by the kotsuzumi, ohtsuzumi and taiko...
One of the forms in Noh and kyōgen. After spinning and raising the body up rapidly, one knee is pla...
The role accompanying the shite or tsure, known as tomo when playing the role of a sword bearer or o...
One way of wearing a costume. The bottom of a kimono such as the kaori is raised to the knees, and b...
See "Tsuki no ōgi"...
A form in Noh and kyōgen. In the tsuki no ōgi, or “held fan” form, the hinge of the opened fan is he...
The props placed on the stage in Noh and kyōgen. As they are built individually for each performance...
See "Tsune-no-Ōgi"...
All of the performers in Noh and kyōgen, from the tachikata to the hayashikata, kōken and jiutai, ca...
The performer appearing after the shite in Noh. Tsure is written with the kanji meaning “to accompan...
“Strong song,” the converse of “weak song,” or yowagin, when referring to the way a melody of a cha...
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