Kotohira, Kagawa

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Kotohira (琴平町, Kotohira-chō) is a Japanese town in Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku.[1]

History

Kotohira grew up around the Kotohira Shrine.[1]

Kanamaru-za in Kotohira is Japan's oldest surviving Kabuki playhouse.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Deal, William E. (2005). Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan, p. 74.
  2. ↑ "Kanamaruza Kabuki Theatre" at Japan-guide.com; retrieved 2013-2-24.

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