Statue of Izumo-no-Okuni

In the beginning was a woman...

The statue of Izumo no Okuni, the founder of Kabuki theatre is located close to Shijo Bridge.Although Kabuki theatre is strongly associated with women, it was a woman founded it. Okuni, the servant of...

A Good Sculpture

This is a good interpretation sculpture of the founder of the dance of kabuki and the sculpture is quite detailed and looks lifelike Just a pity that there was no description in English by the piece...

Okuni Matata))

Original Text

This monument was installed in November 2002 in honor of the 400th anniversary of the Kabuki. The statue of the founder of this theatrical genre - Okuni is installed on the post. Okuni is the daughter of the quarrel Nakamura Sanemon, living ...

Four bridges in Dongguan から Cloud うと North West Side にある Bronze Statue です.

Original Text

It can be presumed that it is a bronze statue of a person who is not a famous person, and it is more than that, it is praised as the founder of Akuni Kabuki. It was a neighborhood full of tourists (even in Corona, ９ Moon ２０ Day), but it was a statue that nobody paid attention to and could not be put in the photo. It seems that he created "kabuki dance" based on "Yakoko dance". It seems that she was also a shrine maiden of Izumo Taisha shrine. She gained a good reputation on the stage of Shijo Kawara and Kitano Tenjin, but she was unable to dance due to the prohibition of female Kabuki in the Edo period ...

Four bridges の に

Original Text

It is located on the north side of Shijo Ohashi Bridge. It is a statue of Akoku, who is said to be the founder of Kabuki, dancing with a sword on his left and a fan on his right. It is a very dynamic figure. There is also a monument to the birthplace of Akuni Kabuki in the immediate vicinity, so I was able to visit it together with them.