How Japan’s kabuki theatre legacies are kept in the family

15/04/2026 2 Views

Handing down a name over the generations is a central part of the Japanese traditional theatre art of kabuki, and that ceremony gets celebrated at theatres and special events every few years.

Now, the ritual is taking place with the eighth Kikugoro, who is having that honour passed down from his 83-year-old father, the seventh Kikugoro, who in turn got that name from his father.

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