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Miwa (三輪)
Contributed by David Surtasky Miwa (三輪) A fourth category play by an unknown author Many, many years ago there was a monk named Genpin. Now Genpin lived at the base of Mount Miwa, somewhat south of Nara. It was a … Continue reading
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Tagged Ama-no-Iwato, Amaterasu Ōmikami, Deity of Ise, Deity of Miwa, eboshi, fourth category play, genpin, impermanence, japanese star anise, kagura, kariginu, manifestation of a diety, Miwa, Mount Miwa, noh play in autumn, noh play summary, poem written on a kimono, shikimi, Village of Miwa, 三輪
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Tsuchigumo [土蜘蛛]
Contributed by David Surtasky Tsuchigumo [土蜘蛛] A fifth category play by an unknown author. Many years ago in Kyoto, the faithful servant Kochō sought out a doctor of the Imperial Court. Her lord, Minamoto no Raikō, had become gravely ill … Continue reading
Nonomiya (野宮)
Contributed by David Surtasky Nonomiya (野宮) (summary) A third category play by an unknown author One autumn a Monk was visiting some famous sites in Kyoto. After seeing and enjoying the many shrines and temples there, he went to see … Continue reading
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Tagged Amaterasu Ōmikami, Emperor Kiritsubo, 野宮, 賢木, hikaru genji, Ise Shrine, kamo festival, lady aoi, Lady Rokujô, noh play in autumn, noh play summary, nonomiya, purification ritual, Sagano, sakaki branch, seventh day of the ninth month, Shrine in the Fields, The Shining Prince, third category play, torii gate, 榊
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Hanjo (斑女)
Contributed by David Surtasky Hanjo (斑女) [summary] A fourth category play by Kanze Motokiyo Zeami At one time there was a Mistress of an Inn at Nogami in the province of Mino some ways from Kyoto. At her inn she … Continue reading
Matsukaze (松風)
Contributed by David Surtasky Matsukaze (summary) A third category play, attributed to Kan’ami (revised by Zeami) A Buddhist priest once traveled through the provinces, and made a stop in Kyoto where he visited many famous temples and aged ruins and … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn rain, kan'ami, loneliness, matsukaze, moon in a bucket, murasame, noh, noh play in autumn, noh play summary, pine wind, salt kiln, suma bay, third category play, wind in the pines, yukihira, zeami, 松風
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