Konpira Grand Theatre
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The Konpira Grand Theatre (金毘羅大芝居 Konpira Ōshibai), also known as the Kanamaru-za (金丸座) is a restored Kabuki theatre in Kotohira, Kagawa, on the island of Shikoku, Japan. It was originally constructed in 1835,[3][4] and is the oldest kabuki theatre in Japan.[5] Kabuki plays are performed for one month each year,[5] usually in April.[6]
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Kanamaru-za (金丸座) | |
Address | 香川県仲多度郡琴平町乙1241 1241 Kotohira-chō, Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture Kotohira, Kagawa Prefecture Japan |
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Coordinates | 34.184633°N 133.818028°E / 34.184633; 133.818028 |
Owner | Kotohira-chō Shikoku Konpira Kabuki Grand Theatre Promotion Association |
Designation | Important Cultural Property |
Type | Kabuki theater |
Capacity | 1000–1200[1] |
Opened | 1836[2] |
Website | |
http://www.konpirakabuki.jp/index.html |
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