Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Minami-za, Japan's oldest Kabuki Theatre (Kyoto)

Minami-za is the oldest Kabuki theatre in Japan. It was founded in 1610 as Shijo Minami-za. The present building holds 1,086 seats and was built in 1929 (which is 2 years after the earthquake that hit the Kyoto region.)




Minami-za Link (Japanese)