When traveling to Japan, besides Mount Fuji,cherryblossoms andautumnleaves, Iwecan also see what?Todaywe’lltakeyouintothe mysterious andeleganttraditionalJapaneseculture——“Shin’en” to experience the deep culturalheritageof Japan.
Let’sfirstlearn about “Noh”theater”— thisart form known asforNational Treasures of JapanGradeofartform. The Japanese "Noh" and "Kyogen"originatedin the 8thcenturyand area combination of dance,drama,music,andpoetryperformed on stage,primarilybased on traditional Japaneseliterary worksas scripts, and in terms of performance style,incorporatemasks, costumes, props, and dance.Well-known examples such as "Kabuki" are also part of Japan'straditionalIn terms of performance style,it isaccompanied by masks, costumes, props, and dance.Like thewell-known Japanese"Kabuki" and othertraditionalPerformanceart forms, all evolved fromNohtheaterperformances,andtransformed, while many of the spirits in Japanese manga masterHayaoMiyazaki’s"SpiritedAway" alsodrawinspiration fromNohtheater.Nohtheater has many schools or styles, originallyNohtheater was only passed down within familiesthroughgenerations, andwaspassed downonly through the male line, not to women.It’s been passed down through generations of the familyforgenerations,andis onlypassed down to malesWomen, it was only in recent years that Japan began toseefemalemusicians.
“Shin’en”simplyput,isa performance of traditional JapaneseNohtheaterandKyogenplays,withahistorydatingbackto1950.ThefirstShin’enceremonywasjointlyorganized
Nowadays,tointroducetheartform of"Shin'en"tomoreoverseastouristswholoveJapanesetraditionalculture, the Nohgaku Performers' Associationhasmooreda Nohperformanceboatat the OAP Port,andset upa dedicatedShin'enstageonboard.It is held in conjunction witheach year on July 24 and 25One of Japan's three major festivals, the Osaka Tenjin Festival,takesyouon a deepdiveintoamosttraditionalJapanese cultural experience. By day, hit the streets of Osakatojointhe livelyfestivalparade,then return to the Noh theater performance boat moored in front of the Imperial Hotel OsakaGate,wherein theevening,you cancool offwhileenjoyingpoints, oneNhacool onesideenjoyThe Noh performance under the light of a bonfire allows you to quietly experiencetheindescribableworldof "Noh," slowlyunveilingthemysteriousveilofJapanese culture not widely known to many.
The ImperialHotel Osakahas specially launched a Japanese cultural experiencepackage—"Tenjin Matsuri & Bonfire Noh Performance Viewing" — and eagerly awaitsyourvisit:——Date: July 24, 2015 18:00: Bonfire Noh performanceviewing 20:15:Yourarrival:
Date: July 24, 2015
18:00: Shin'en PerformanceViewing
20:15:nightmeal (popularChineserestaurant’s specialsetmenu)
Fee:Perperson18,500 yen (includingservice chargeandconsumptiontax)
Ifyouwant toexperiencethe ImperialHotel Osaka,thishistoric high-end Japanese hotel,youcan alsochoose thespecialcanchoosespecialNoAccommodation Package (Onlyfor July 24):
1 person / 43,000 yen, 2 people / 76,000 yen, 3 people / 106,500 yen
The above includesonenightstay+ breakfast + performance of the Shin’en (New Bonfire) Festival(includingservice chargeandconsumptiontax)
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