some highlights:
Shirakawa castle, 1 hour north of Tokyo by bullet train.
Many festivals are held in the grounds of the castle.
A farmer Kabuki actor on stage in Hinoemata, Fukushima.
The local actors put on the show twice a year.
Famous Tokyo Kabuki actors are among the audience at this
event, which is held in an open ampitheatre at the bottom of a wooded
grove,
and has continued for centuries.
Hineomata is a small village by a river in a steep gorge a few hours south of Aizumakamatsu, Fukushima prefecture.
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