Kurokawa Noh
March 31, 2014There are several theories about the origin of Kurokawa Noh. One is that Ogawanomiya, the third son of the Emperor Gokomatsu, introduced the Noh to Kurokawa, and another is that the Muto clan, who ruled Shonai Province from the 13th to 16th centuries, brought Noh players from Kyoto. The Noh has been passed down for generations over 500 years as a Shinto ritual of Kasuga Shrine, a tutelary shrine in Kurokawa.
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