{"id":198,"date":"2019-02-26T02:27:36","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T17:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stylekoriyama.com\/fukushima-information\/?p=198"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:33:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T02:33:59","slug":"yanagihashi-kabuki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stylekoriyama.com\/fukushima-information\/2019\/02\/26\/yanagihashi-kabuki\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Yanagihashi Kabuki &#8211; the one and only kabuki in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"73\">\u201cYanagihashi Kabuki\u201d<\/strong> is held every year in Nakatamachi, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, on the day before Respect for the Aged Day.<\/h3>\n<p><strong data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"63\">Facility:<\/strong> Yanagihashi Kabuki Hall<br data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"90\" \/><strong data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"102\">Address:<\/strong> 51 Machimukai, Yanagihashi, Nakatamachi, K\u014driyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3171.1493403381523!2d140.52111978000923!3d37.362643079935324!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x60205d4f65900001%3A0x2adb5e8d3445a019!2z5p-z5qmL5q2M6Iie5LyO5Lyd5om_6aSo!5e0!3m2!1sja!2sjp!4v1551114915465\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Sponsored Links<br \/>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- \u5e83\u544a\uff11 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3402848580566214\" data-ad-slot=\"7395982099\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/h3>\n<h2 data-start=\"58\" data-end=\"81\"><strong>What is Kabuki?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"489\">Kabuki is a unique Japanese musical theater style that developed during the Edo period. The word \u201ckabuki\u201d comes from \u201ckabuku,\u201d meaning \u201cto behave unusually\u201d or \u201cto stand out.\u201d Kabuki is a comprehensive art form that combines dance, music, and dramatic plays (kamokugeki). Since 1629, it has traditionally been performed exclusively by men, with male actors who play female roles known as <strong data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"487\">\u201cOnna-gata.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"489\">\n<h1>The History of Yanagihashi Kabuki<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-32 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/stylekoriyama.com\/yanagihashi-kabuki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0133-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Yanagihashi Kabuki\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p data-start=\"106\" data-end=\"292\">Yanagihashi Kabuki has been passed down from the Edo period in Yanagihashi, Nakatamachi, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture \u2014 an area surrounded by mountains in the Abukuma Highlands.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"294\" data-end=\"662\">According to tradition, traveling performers lived in this area during the Bunka and Bunsei eras of the Edo period, and they are believed to have passed on the kabuki tradition. The region was directly governed by the Tokugawa Shogunate and was relatively relaxed regarding the collection of nengu (annual taxes), allowing various forms of entertainment to flourish.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"815\">In 1820, <strong data-start=\"673\" data-end=\"693\">Dainojo Nakamura<\/strong> dedicated a kabuki performance to the Sugafune deity, which is considered the official beginning of Yanagihashi Kabuki.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"817\" data-end=\"1016\">Although the tradition was repeatedly interrupted by wars and the shortage of gidayu (narrative) and shamisen players, Yanagihashi Kabuki has since been revived and continues to be performed today.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"817\" data-end=\"1016\">\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-102\" src=\"https:\/\/stylekoriyama.com\/yanagihashi-kabuki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_0215-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\u7fa9\u592a\u592b\u3068\u4e09\u5473\u7dda\u594f\u8005\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u2191 Gidayu: traditional narrative singers, Shamisen: traditional three-stringed instrument players<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"492\">The <strong data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"114\">Yanagihashi Kabuki Preservation Society<\/strong> was established in 1980 and has held performances every year since. In 1983, Yanagihashi Kabuki was designated an <strong data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"257\">Important Cultural Asset<\/strong> by Koriyama City, and it received the <strong data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"323\">\u201cFurusato Kirari Award\u201d<\/strong> at the 21st National Hometown Event Grand Prix. Today, the members of the preservation society continue to pass the tradition on to local junior high school students.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"494\" data-end=\"903\">One of the defining features of Yanagihashi Kabuki is that everything \u2014 from the sets to the scripts \u2014 is created entirely by local farmers. Like Edo-period kabuki, performances are carried out exclusively by men. Although there were periods of suspension due to a lack of successors from the Meiji period onward, the tradition has been revived and sustained since the formation of the preservation society.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"905\" data-end=\"1106\">The society also preserves costumes, wigs, and props dating from the late Edo to early Meiji periods. In 2003, <strong data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1086\">17 of these items were designated as Important Cultural Properties<\/strong> by Koriyama City.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"905\" data-end=\"1106\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-92\" src=\"https:\/\/stylekoriyama.com\/yanagihashi-kabuki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_0104-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Yanagihashi Kabuki\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2191 Costume used during the Edo period<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-101\" src=\"https:\/\/stylekoriyama.com\/yanagihashi-kabuki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_0179-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\u67f3\u6a4b\u6b4c\u821e\u4f0e\u4f1d\u627f\u9928\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/h6>\n<p><strong>\u2191 The stage looks especially beautiful at dusk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-98 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/stylekoriyama.com\/yanagihashi-kabuki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_0139-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Yanagihashi Kabuki\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2191 Stalls at the venue offer activities like goldfish scooping. Both children and adults can enjoy the festival for this one special night.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>History: From the Origins of Yanagihashi Kabuki to the Formation of the Yanagihashi Kabuki Preservation Society<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"166\"><strong data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"115\">1804\u20131830 (Bunka and Bunsei Period)<\/strong><br data-start=\"115\" data-end=\"118\" \/>Folk culture from Edo flourished across Japan.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"346\"><strong data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"176\">1810<\/strong><br data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"179\" \/>Dainojo Nakamura dedicated a kabuki performance to the Sugafune deity. A special inscription on the chest used for this dedication is still preserved by the society.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"566\"><strong data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"356\">1840<\/strong><br data-start=\"356\" data-end=\"359\" \/>Records show that <em data-start=\"377\" data-end=\"402\">Yoshitsune Senbonzakura<\/em> (a famous puppet theater masterpiece) was performed in Yanagihashi and Konomezawa villages. The cosmetic tools used at that time have been preserved to this day.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"764\"><strong data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"576\">1883<\/strong><br data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"579\" \/>Nogoro Nakamura (Munakata Tokuemon), Mine Neotayu Takemoto (Inayoshi Furukawa), and others became proprietors, organizing both dedication kabuki and entertainment kabuki performances.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"766\" data-end=\"873\"><strong data-start=\"766\" data-end=\"774\">1925<\/strong><br data-start=\"774\" data-end=\"777\" \/>A major fire in Yanagihashi village in June destroyed many kabuki-related books and materials.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"875\" data-end=\"945\"><strong data-start=\"875\" data-end=\"883\">1940<\/strong><br data-start=\"883\" data-end=\"886\" \/>Kabuki performances were interrupted due to World War II.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"947\" data-end=\"1093\"><strong data-start=\"947\" data-end=\"955\">1947<\/strong><br data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"958\" \/>After the war, kabuki was revived as <strong data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1011\">Youth Kabuki<\/strong>, with performances dedicated to the Sugafune Shrine during the Autumn Festival.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1172\"><strong data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1103\">1980<\/strong><br data-start=\"1103\" data-end=\"1106\" \/>The <strong data-start=\"1110\" data-end=\"1153\">Yanagihashi Kabuki Preservation Society<\/strong> was established.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1177\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1229\"><strong data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1227\">Main Plays Performed by Yanagihashi Kabuki<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1229\">\n<h2><strong>Kabuki<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"120\"><strong data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"118\">Main Plays Performed by Yanagihashi Kabuki<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"330\">\n<li data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"174\">\n<p data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"174\"><strong>Ichinotani Futabagunki \u2013 Sumanoura Uchi no Ba<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"175\" data-end=\"222\">\n<p data-start=\"178\" data-end=\"222\"><strong>Ichinotani Futabagunki \u2013 Uharasato no Ba<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"274\">\n<p data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"274\"><strong>Ichinotani Futabagunki \u2013 Kumagayajinya no Ba<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"330\">\n<p data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"330\"><strong>Shinrei Yaguchi no Watashi \u2013 Tonbei Sumika no Ba<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-39 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/stylekoriyama.com\/yanagihashi-kabuki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0227-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Yanagihashi Kabuki\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\" data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"329\">\n<li data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"117\">\n<p data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"117\"><strong>Oushu Adachigahara \u2013 Sodehagi Saimon no Ba<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"164\">\n<p data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"164\"><strong>Oushu Adachigahara \u2013 Bunji Sumika no Ba<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"217\">\n<p data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"217\"><strong>Ehon Taikoki \u2013 Judanme Amagasaki Kankyo no Ba<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"266\">\n<p data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"266\"><strong>Meiboku Sendaihagi \u2013 Taiketsu Ninjo no Ba<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"267\" data-end=\"329\">\n<p data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"329\"><strong>Yoshitsune Senbonzakura \u2013 Fushimi Inari Torii-mae no Ba<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/stylekoriyama.com\/yanagihashi-kabuki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0164-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Yanagihashi Kabuki\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"61\">\n<ol start=\"10\" data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"262\">\n<li data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"122\">\n<p data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"122\"><strong>Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami \u2013 Terakoya no Ba<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"177\">\n<p data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"177\"><strong>Kamakura Sandai-ki \u2013 Kinugawamura Kankyo no Ba<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"178\" data-end=\"262\">\n<p data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"262\"><strong>Aoto Zoshi Hana-no Nishikie \u2013 Shiranami Gonin Otoko Inasegawa Seizoroi no Ba<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-32 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/stylekoriyama.com\/yanagihashi-kabuki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0133-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Yanagihashi Kabuki\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"61\">\n<ol start=\"13\" data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"320\">\n<li data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"108\">\n<p data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"108\"><strong>Yoshitsune Koshigone-jo \u2013 Gotobe<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"173\">\n<p data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"173\"><strong>Kanadehon Chushingura \u2013 Tetsudama Watashi Futatsuno Tama<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"223\">\n<p data-start=\"178\" data-end=\"223\"><strong>Kanadehon Chushingura \u2013 Genta Kando no Ba<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"276\">\n<p data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"276\"><strong>Kanadehon Chushingura \u2013 Hangan Seppuku no Ba<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"320\">\n<p data-start=\"281\" data-end=\"320\"><strong>Tsubosaka Reigenki \u2013 Osato Sawaichi<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"320\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>We asked Mr. Yoshinori Furukawa (former president of the Preservation Society, left) and Mr. Tsuyoshi Munetaka (current vice president and actor, right) about Yanagihashi Kabuki<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-86\" src=\"https:\/\/stylekoriyama.com\/yanagihashi-kabuki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_4987-e1510850971912-1024x717.jpg\" alt=\"\u67f3\u6a4b\u6b4c\u821e\u4f0e\u53d6\u6750\u98a8\u666f\" width=\"750\" height=\"525\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"58\" data-end=\"129\"><strong data-start=\"58\" data-end=\"127\">\u25c6How many plays are there, and how long does it take to practice?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"453\">There are a total of 17 plays, and each year, three of them are performed. <strong>Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees)<\/strong> has been performed annually by junior high school students for the past 20 years. Learning kabuki is challenging, and it typically takes about a year to master a single play.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"453\">\n<h4 data-start=\"58\" data-end=\"124\"><strong data-start=\"58\" data-end=\"122\">\u25c6What are the most challenging aspects of performing Kabuki?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"126\" data-end=\"484\">Actors must perform in sync with the <strong data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"173\">gidayu<\/strong> (narrative singers who act like conductors) and the <strong data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"238\">shamisen<\/strong> players. Many others are also involved, including <strong data-start=\"289\" data-end=\"299\">kuroko<\/strong> (stagehands dressed in black) and the teams responsible for sets, lighting, music, costumes, and makeup. The success of a performance depends on everyone doing their part flawlessly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"58\" data-end=\"92\"><strong data-start=\"58\" data-end=\"90\">\u25c6What are your future goals?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"277\">Through Yanagihashi Kabuki, we hope to bring people together. With many residents moving to the city, we also aim to help revitalize the local community through kabuki performances.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"277\">\n<p data-start=\"58\" data-end=\"126\"><strong data-start=\"58\" data-end=\"124\">Comment from Interview Staff After Watching Yanagihashi Kabuki<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"407\">It was my first time seeing kabuki, and I was worried I might not understand the play because of the actors\u2019 unique traditional speaking style. Surprisingly, it was easy to follow! Reading the play\u2019s overview beforehand really helps, making the performance even more enjoyable.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"407\">\n<h2><strong>About the \u201cKabuki Class\u201d at Koriyama City Mitate Junior High School<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-94 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/stylekoriyama.com\/yanagihashi-kabuki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_0119-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Yanagihashi Kabuki\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"143\"><strong data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"141\">About the Kabuki Class at Koriyama City Mitate Junior High School<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"407\">According to records from the Yanagihashi Kabuki Preservation Society, junior high school students first performed a kabuki play with <strong>Ichinotani Futabagunki \u2013 Sumanoura Uchi no Ba <\/strong>in 1995 during the Asakakunitsuko Shrine Autumn Festival Kabuki Revival Event.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"746\">In 1997, <strong>Kotobukishiki Sanbasou Ichinotani Futabagunki \u2013 Sumanoura Uchi no Ba<\/strong> was performed at the renovated school gymnasium as part of the school\u2019s 50th Anniversary Ceremony. The following year, in 1998, <strong>Ehon Taikoki \u2013 Judanme Amagasaki Kankyo no Ba<\/strong> was presented again at the Asakakunitsuko Shrine Autumn Festival Revival Event.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"1082\">The school officially introduced the <strong data-start=\"785\" data-end=\"801\">Kabuki Class<\/strong> as part of integrated studies in 2006 to help pass on this proud traditional performing art. Initially offered as an elective, the class became open to all students in 2005, who choose to learn in areas such as acting, stage management, music, accompanying orchestra, or makeup.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1261\">Students perform annually in the <strong data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1171\">Regularly Scheduled Yanagihashi Kabuki Performance<\/strong>, as well as in the <strong data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1220\">Kabuki Class Presentation<\/strong> during the school\u2019s <strong>Mitate Festival.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1261\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-93 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/stylekoriyama.com\/yanagihashi-kabuki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_0110-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Yanagihashi Kabuki\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2191The back stage: before to the presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/stylekoriyama.com\/yanagihashi-kabuki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0164-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Yanagihashi Kabuki\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored Links<br \/>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- \u5e83\u544a\uff11 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3402848580566214\" data-ad-slot=\"7395982099\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cYanagihashi Kabuki\u201d is held every year in Nakatamachi, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, on the day before Respect for the Aged Day. 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