Category Archives: kyoto-2018

  Today we visited the Takabayashi Family, which I was excited for as I had been reading about them for the past week. I was nervous at the thought of a Noh Workshop, because quite frankly I’m not good at … Continue reading →

This morning did not involve any solitary excursions — I sat in the hostel common area and typed emails, worked on internship applications, and read a little. Even when across the world, I am still tethered to Williamstown. We then … Continue reading →

We boarded a taxi at 9:15 AM to the Takabayashi Family’s residence. They live in a normal Japanese home, so I was surprised that there was a Noh practice stage in it. We were greeted by the father and son … Continue reading →

I really enjoyed today’s performance, more so than I thought I would. The description of the Noh program made me wary especially with the amount of time that needed to be devoted. I was determined not to fall asleep and … Continue reading →

Hello all! Today was the much anticipated day where we went to see a Noh performance! The program we saw today was made up of three regular Noh plays, one Kyogen play, and a very special traditional play called the … Continue reading →

We met up today at 9:45 AM to head out to the Kanze Noh theater. We wanted first row seats that were in a good position, but ended up with second row seats instead. I was still able to see … Continue reading →

We were blessed with some minor overnight snow today! We met at around 9:45am at the hostel lobby and took the subway to Higashiyama, which was near the Kanze Noh theater. Upon leaving the subway, we were greeted with this … Continue reading →

We met at 9:45am this morning to go to Kanzei-kai to see Noh plays! It was important for us all to go early because the theater crowds up and it becomes hard to find good seats otherwise. We ventured through … Continue reading →