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Japanese Culture: Kuromori Kabuki (くろもりかぶき) Posted by Ginny on Feb 10, 2009
Around February 15th in the city of Kuromori (くろもり) in Yamagata (山形) prefecture, the local people of Kuromori (くろもり) perform a kabuki (かぶき) play. The play is performed at the Hie jinja (日枝神社) or the Hie Shrine. It’s performed to honor the god that resides on Mount Hie (日枝). I always find these plays amusing…