The first street to the west off Ginza-dori from Ginza 8-Chome is called Komparu-dori. In the Edo period, this street was home to the estate of the Komparu school of Noh theater. The name was retained after the Meiji period in the Komparu Festival and the Komparu geisha, and exists today in the name of a public bathhouse, Komparu-yu.
\nThe Noh Komparu Festival began in 1985 under collaboration between the Ginza Komparu Street Association and Komparu Enmai-kai, a public interest incorporated association, with the hope of passing down Edo culture. This year is the 31st year of the festival.
\nThe programs that will be performed on Komparu-dori on August 7 are all special Nara Komparu Noh plays showing ancient rites from a thousand years ago. The music will be celebratory songs praying for peace and enjoying the blessings of tranquility. <\/p>\n
Live streaming of the Noh Komparu Festival and Noh street dedication performances<\/p>\n
The Noh street dedication performances given on Ginza\u2019s Komparu-dori on August 7 are all special Nara Komparu Noh plays showing ancient rites from a thousand years ago. The music will be celebratory songs praying for peace and enjoying the blessings of tranquility. Many people come out for the event each year to catch a glimpse of the street Noh performances. This year, thanks to the cooperation of the Komparu Enmai-kai (public interest incorporated association) and many other partners, the Noh street dedication performances will be broadcast live on Ustream and YouTube for the first time in history. <\/p>\n
Overview of Event<\/h3>\n\nNoh dedication street performances (See below for details; free of charge)<\/span><\/h4>\n![\"\"](\"..\/..\/wp-content\/themes\/ginzaofficial\/topics\/img\/20150807\/topic_20150807_01.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
When: 6 to 7 PM, Friday August 7
\nLocation: Ginza Komparu-dori in front of the Three Eight Building
\n*The performances will be broadcast live on Ustream and YouTube.
\nStreaming site (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/komparuginza<\/a>)<\/span>
\nInquiries:
\nKomparu Enmai-kai (public corporation)
\nAlpha Nishiogikubo 2F, 2-27-7 Nishiogikita, Suginami-ku, Tokyo
\nTEL: 03-6913-6714, FAX: 03-6913-6775<\/p>\nAbout Ginza Komparu-dori and the Noh Komparu Festival
\nThe west side of Chuo-dori from Ginza 8-Chome is called Komparu-dori.
\nThis street was home to the Noh Komparu school property in the Edo period and enshrined the Komparu Inari religious artifact.
\nThe name was retained after the Meiji period in the Komparu Festival and the Komparu geisha, and exists today in the name of a public bathhouse, Komparu-yu. The Noh Komparu Festival began in 1985 under mutual collaboration between the Ginza Komparu Street Association (Merchant\u2019s Association) and Komparu Enmai-kai, a public interest incorporated association (Noh Shite-kata of the Komparu school), with the hope of passing down Edo culture. The programs that will be performed on Komparu-dori on August 7 are all special Nara Komparu Noh plays showing ancient rites from a thousand years ago. The music will be celebratory songs praying for peace and enjoying the blessings of tranquility.
\nGinza Komparu Street Association, Komparu Enmai-kai (public corporation) <\/p>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nNoh theater classes (free of charge)<\/span><\/h4>\nWhen: August 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6
\nSaturday, August 1: Dialogue: Komparu School and Komparu Street Association
\n Yasuaki Komparu (Head of the Komparu school), Kazuyuki Katsumata (Chairman of the Ginza Komparu Street Association)
\nSunday, August 2: Lecture: The Inari faith
\n Mizue Mori (Komparu school Noh actor)
\nTuesday, August 4: Lecture: Customary dress patterns
\n Mitsuhiro Honda (Komparu school Noh actor)
\nWednesday, August 5: Hands-on class about instruments: Flute and songs
\n Hiroaki Terai (Morita school Noh flute player)
\nThursday, August 6: Hands-on class: Chanting and shimai<\/i> dance
\n Hodaka Komparu (Komparu school Noh actor)\n<\/div>\n\nChildren\u2019s hands-on classes (free of charge)<\/span><\/h4>\nWhen: 11 AM to noon, Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2 (reception opens at 10:30 AM)
\n*For elementary and junior high school students
\n*Hands-on lesson about chanting and shimai<\/i> dance.
\n*Please bring white tabi<\/i> or socks to wear.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nNoh theater photo exhibit (free of charge)<\/span><\/h4>\nWhen: August 1 to 7 (closed on August 3)
\n10 AM to 6 PM (open until 5 PM on the final day)
\nKomparu school photo exhibit (source: Seiichiro Tsujii)
\nTuesday, August 4 to Friday, August 7 *11 to 11:30 AM
\nGallery talks given by Noh actors and photographers
\nLocation: Tachikawa Blind Ginza Space \u00c5tte
\nB1F Tachikawa Showroom, 8-8-15 Ginza, Chuo-ku
\nTEL: 03-3571-1373<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nNoh dedication street performances (See below for details; free of charge)<\/span><\/h4>\nWhen: 6 to 7 PM, Friday, August 7
\nLocation: Ginza Komparu-dori in front of the Three Eight Building
\n*The performances will be broadcast live on Ustream and YouTube.
\nStreaming site (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/komparuginza<\/a>)<\/span>
\nInquiries: Komparu Enmai-kai (public corporation)
\nAlpha Nishiogikubo 2F, 2-27-7 Nishiogikita, Suginami-ku, Tokyo
\nTEL: 03-6913-6714, FAX: 03-6913-6775
\n*Visit these websites for details
\nGinza Komparu Street Association \u3000 http:\/\/komparu-ginza.com\/<\/a>
\nKomparu Enmai-kai (public corporation) http:\/\/homepage2.nifty.com\/komparu\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nGinza Komparu Festival Noh dedication street performances<\/h4>\n
See performances dedicated to homeland security and universal peace on the street of Komparu-dori that lights up at night with neon lights and paper lanterns.
\nWhen: Starts at 6 PM, Friday, August 7 *No admission fee
\nLocation: Temporary shrine at Ginza Komparu-dori in front of the Three Eight Building
\n*Reserved-seat tickets will be available from 4 PM on that day on Komparu-dori (one per person).
\n(Limited seats.) <\/span>
\nPlease take your seats by 5:45 PM.
\nPlease note that you may not be seated later than that even if you have a seat ticket.
\nThose without a seat ticket may watch from the standing area in the back.
\nTwo TV screens will be installed behind the stands. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n![\"Chichinojo:](\"..\/..\/wp-content\/themes\/ginzaofficial\/topics\/img\/20150807\/topic_20150807_02.jpg\")
<\/p>\nChichinojo: Yasuaki Komparu, 80th head of the family (source: Seiichiro Tsujii)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n![\"Noh](\"..\/..\/wp-content\/themes\/ginzaofficial\/topics\/img\/20150807\/topic_20150807_03.jpg\")
<\/p>\nNoh administrator: Yoshihide Yada, Mayor of Chuo City<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nProgram<\/h4>\n
Interpreter: Mizue Mori (Komparu school Noh actor)
\nNoh administrator: Yoshihide Yada, Mayor of Chuo City
\nEnmei-kaja Kyogen<\/i> performer: Sentaro Okura
\nChichinojo Shite<\/i> performer: Yasuaki Komparu
\nSuzu no Dan Kyogen<\/i> performer: Yoshijiro Okura
\nYumiya no Tachiai Shite<\/i> performers: Norikazu Komparu, Shinobu Takahashi, and Hodaka Komparu
\nFue<\/i> (flute): Hiroaki Terai
\nKotsuzumi<\/i> (shoulder drum): Shingo Ko
\nOtsuzumi<\/i> (hip drum): Akira Takano
\nKoken<\/i> (shite<\/i> prompter): Shinichi Yokoyama
\nKyogen<\/i> performer: Motonari Okura
\nChorus: Hachiro Tsujii, Tsunao Yamai, Yoshiaki Inoue, Yoshiki Honda, Fuyuki Honda
\n*In the event of rain, a simplified performance will be given at the same location. Reserved tickets will be void and there will be standing room only.
\n*The performance will be live broadcast on Ustream.
\nStreaming site (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/komparuginza<\/a>)
\nScheduled to end at 7 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nEnjoy the ancient Noh dedication performances in Ginza<\/h4>\n
A sequence of rare dances including Enmeikaja<\/i>, Chichinojo<\/i>, Suzu no Dan<\/i>, and also Yumiya no Tachiai<\/i>. Long ago, these dances were performed annually in dedication to Takigi-Noh (Noh theater performed at night by a fire) at Kofuku-ji Temple and the On-Matsuri festival at Kasuga Grand Shrine.
\nThey are all very old, from before the time of Zeami (renowned Noh writer who lived from c. 1363 to c. 1443). The poetry and prose are also in the ancient style, having been passed down from before Zeami\u2019s time. Taste the essence of Nara from 650 years ago on Komparu-dori. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nSite of the Komparu residence<\/h4>\n
Location: Around 8-6-8 Ginza, Chuo-ku
\nIn the Edo period, four families, Komparu, Kanze, Hosho, and Kongo, were employed by the Shogunate as Noh actors and received land and an annual rice allowance. Noh theater originally prospered during the Muromachi period under the protection of the Ashikaga Shogunate and flourished greatly under the protection of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, an avid fan, during the Azuchi-Momoyama period. The Komparu school was particularly well-protected by Hideyoshi, who made it head of the list of Noh schools. The Edo Shogunate followed Hideyoshi\u2019s policy and continued protecting Noh theater, and the Komparu, Kanze, Hosho, and Kongo schools were designated as ceremonial music that was deeply connected to Shogunate ceremonies.
\nAround 1693, the Kokka Manyoki<\/i> that recorded the state of Edo at the time showed officially bestowed residences for the head of the Komparu school on Sannoji (currently Ginza 8-Chome), Kanze school on Yumimachi (Ginza 2-Chome), Hosho school on Nakahashi Ogamachi (currently Kyobashi), and Kongo school on Takiyamacho (Ginza 6-Chome).
\nThe Komparu school was supposedly bestowed an official residence in 1627. In fact, you can see the name Shichiro Komparu on the Bushu Toyoshima County Edo map drawn in 1632 in a location covering all of what currently corresponds to lots 6, 7, and 8 on Ginza 8-Chome. The Komparu school later moved to Kojimachi Zenkokujidani (3- and 4-Chome, Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku), but geisha who became known as the Komparu Geisha congregated at the original site that developed into a red-light district. The Komparu name remains in this area even today as the Komparu-yu bathhouse and Komparu-dori street, for example.
\nMarch 2003, Chuo City Board of Education<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nGinza Komparu-dori brick building monument<\/h4>\n
There was once a brick town in Ginza of a size that was rare throughout the world. It was designed by British architect Thomas James Waters and was enormous at more than 10 km long, taking 10 years to construct from 1872 and using up a little less than 4% of the national budget. In 1988, part of the remains of the brick town were discovered within the precinct of the Komparu Street Association. The late Hiroko Matsukawa who owned the land graciously put a large part on exhibit at the Edo Tokyo Museum and part of that was kept by the Street Association. Under cooperation with Chuo City, a plaque (that you can touch) reading, \u201cGinza Komparu-dori Renga Iko no Hi<\/i>\u201d (meaning \u201cmonument of brick residences on Ginza Komparu-dori\u201d) was erected as a historical landmark in September 1993 near the plaque describing the Komparu residence upon building of a new brick street. <\/p>\n
\u25cf Is it true that the schools are divided by folding fans?
\nNoh theater prospered during the Muromachi period with the encouragement of the Ashikaga Shogunate and is a leading performing art in Japan that has been passed down all the way to the present. It has been designated an important intangible cultural asset of Japan and an important cultural asset by UNESCO.
\nNoh actors are split into the main role of the shite<\/i> performer and the waki<\/i>, hayashi<\/i>, and kyogen<\/i> performers. There are currently five schools of shite<\/i> performers, the Komparu, Kanze, Kongo, Hosho, and Kita schools, with the Komparu school being the oldest. The pattern and structure of the folding fans used in the shimai<\/i> performances differ for each of the five schools. The Komparu school uses a natural shaped fan with straight ribs and is decorated with five circles representing five stars. Each of the schools uses a fan with different characteristics, so you can easily distinguish the school by the fans. <\/p>\n
\u25cf What is the Komparu school?
\nThe Komparu school develops shite<\/i> performers that perform Noh chanting and dancing. It began with Hata no Kawakatsu who was a prominent figure in the late 6th century Japan, and Yasuaki Komparu is currently the 80th head of the school.
\nThe name \u201cKomparu\u201d originated as the stage name Gonnokami Komparu used by the son of Gonnokami Bishao who played the Noh devil during the Muromachi period when Noh prospered. His grandson, Zenchiku Komparu, who was also Zeami\u2019s son-in-law, inherited the secrets of Shugyoku Tokuka<\/i> (\u201cgathering gems and gaining flowers\u201d) and Kakyo<\/i> (\u201cthe Mirror of the Flower\u201d) and wrote works such as Teika<\/i> and Basho<\/i>.
\nNoh was a favorite with military commanders and was protected by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. It has been preserved until the present through many tumultuous periods including the Meiji Restoration. <\/p>\n
\u25ce Learn more about the Komparu school
\nKomparu Enmai-kai website
http:\/\/homepage2.nifty.com\/komparu\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The first street to the west off Ginza-dori from Ginza 8-Chome is called Komparu-dori. In the Edo period, this … Continue reading
Noh dedication street performances (See below for details; free of charge)<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n
When: 6 to 7 PM, Friday August 7
\nLocation: Ginza Komparu-dori in front of the Three Eight Building
\n*The performances will be broadcast live on Ustream and YouTube.
\nStreaming site (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/komparuginza<\/a>)<\/span>
\nInquiries:
\nKomparu Enmai-kai (public corporation)
\nAlpha Nishiogikubo 2F, 2-27-7 Nishiogikita, Suginami-ku, Tokyo
\nTEL: 03-6913-6714, FAX: 03-6913-6775<\/p>\nAbout Ginza Komparu-dori and the Noh Komparu Festival
\nThe west side of Chuo-dori from Ginza 8-Chome is called Komparu-dori.
\nThis street was home to the Noh Komparu school property in the Edo period and enshrined the Komparu Inari religious artifact.
\nThe name was retained after the Meiji period in the Komparu Festival and the Komparu geisha, and exists today in the name of a public bathhouse, Komparu-yu. The Noh Komparu Festival began in 1985 under mutual collaboration between the Ginza Komparu Street Association (Merchant\u2019s Association) and Komparu Enmai-kai, a public interest incorporated association (Noh Shite-kata of the Komparu school), with the hope of passing down Edo culture. The programs that will be performed on Komparu-dori on August 7 are all special Nara Komparu Noh plays showing ancient rites from a thousand years ago. The music will be celebratory songs praying for peace and enjoying the blessings of tranquility.
\nGinza Komparu Street Association, Komparu Enmai-kai (public corporation) <\/p>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nNoh theater classes (free of charge)<\/span><\/h4>\nWhen: August 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6
\nSaturday, August 1: Dialogue: Komparu School and Komparu Street Association
\n Yasuaki Komparu (Head of the Komparu school), Kazuyuki Katsumata (Chairman of the Ginza Komparu Street Association)
\nSunday, August 2: Lecture: The Inari faith
\n Mizue Mori (Komparu school Noh actor)
\nTuesday, August 4: Lecture: Customary dress patterns
\n Mitsuhiro Honda (Komparu school Noh actor)
\nWednesday, August 5: Hands-on class about instruments: Flute and songs
\n Hiroaki Terai (Morita school Noh flute player)
\nThursday, August 6: Hands-on class: Chanting and shimai<\/i> dance
\n Hodaka Komparu (Komparu school Noh actor)\n<\/div>\n\nChildren\u2019s hands-on classes (free of charge)<\/span><\/h4>\nWhen: 11 AM to noon, Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2 (reception opens at 10:30 AM)
\n*For elementary and junior high school students
\n*Hands-on lesson about chanting and shimai<\/i> dance.
\n*Please bring white tabi<\/i> or socks to wear.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nNoh theater photo exhibit (free of charge)<\/span><\/h4>\nWhen: August 1 to 7 (closed on August 3)
\n10 AM to 6 PM (open until 5 PM on the final day)
\nKomparu school photo exhibit (source: Seiichiro Tsujii)
\nTuesday, August 4 to Friday, August 7 *11 to 11:30 AM
\nGallery talks given by Noh actors and photographers
\nLocation: Tachikawa Blind Ginza Space \u00c5tte
\nB1F Tachikawa Showroom, 8-8-15 Ginza, Chuo-ku
\nTEL: 03-3571-1373<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nNoh dedication street performances (See below for details; free of charge)<\/span><\/h4>\nWhen: 6 to 7 PM, Friday, August 7
\nLocation: Ginza Komparu-dori in front of the Three Eight Building
\n*The performances will be broadcast live on Ustream and YouTube.
\nStreaming site (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/komparuginza<\/a>)<\/span>
\nInquiries: Komparu Enmai-kai (public corporation)
\nAlpha Nishiogikubo 2F, 2-27-7 Nishiogikita, Suginami-ku, Tokyo
\nTEL: 03-6913-6714, FAX: 03-6913-6775
\n*Visit these websites for details
\nGinza Komparu Street Association \u3000 http:\/\/komparu-ginza.com\/<\/a>
\nKomparu Enmai-kai (public corporation) http:\/\/homepage2.nifty.com\/komparu\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nGinza Komparu Festival Noh dedication street performances<\/h4>\n
See performances dedicated to homeland security and universal peace on the street of Komparu-dori that lights up at night with neon lights and paper lanterns.
\nWhen: Starts at 6 PM, Friday, August 7 *No admission fee
\nLocation: Temporary shrine at Ginza Komparu-dori in front of the Three Eight Building
\n*Reserved-seat tickets will be available from 4 PM on that day on Komparu-dori (one per person).
\n(Limited seats.) <\/span>
\nPlease take your seats by 5:45 PM.
\nPlease note that you may not be seated later than that even if you have a seat ticket.
\nThose without a seat ticket may watch from the standing area in the back.
\nTwo TV screens will be installed behind the stands. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/p>\nChichinojo: Yasuaki Komparu, 80th head of the family (source: Seiichiro Tsujii)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/p>\nNoh administrator: Yoshihide Yada, Mayor of Chuo City<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nProgram<\/h4>\n
Interpreter: Mizue Mori (Komparu school Noh actor)
\nNoh administrator: Yoshihide Yada, Mayor of Chuo City
\nEnmei-kaja Kyogen<\/i> performer: Sentaro Okura
\nChichinojo Shite<\/i> performer: Yasuaki Komparu
\nSuzu no Dan Kyogen<\/i> performer: Yoshijiro Okura
\nYumiya no Tachiai Shite<\/i> performers: Norikazu Komparu, Shinobu Takahashi, and Hodaka Komparu
\nFue<\/i> (flute): Hiroaki Terai
\nKotsuzumi<\/i> (shoulder drum): Shingo Ko
\nOtsuzumi<\/i> (hip drum): Akira Takano
\nKoken<\/i> (shite<\/i> prompter): Shinichi Yokoyama
\nKyogen<\/i> performer: Motonari Okura
\nChorus: Hachiro Tsujii, Tsunao Yamai, Yoshiaki Inoue, Yoshiki Honda, Fuyuki Honda
\n*In the event of rain, a simplified performance will be given at the same location. Reserved tickets will be void and there will be standing room only.
\n*The performance will be live broadcast on Ustream.
\nStreaming site (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/komparuginza<\/a>)
\nScheduled to end at 7 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nEnjoy the ancient Noh dedication performances in Ginza<\/h4>\n
A sequence of rare dances including Enmeikaja<\/i>, Chichinojo<\/i>, Suzu no Dan<\/i>, and also Yumiya no Tachiai<\/i>. Long ago, these dances were performed annually in dedication to Takigi-Noh (Noh theater performed at night by a fire) at Kofuku-ji Temple and the On-Matsuri festival at Kasuga Grand Shrine.
\nThey are all very old, from before the time of Zeami (renowned Noh writer who lived from c. 1363 to c. 1443). The poetry and prose are also in the ancient style, having been passed down from before Zeami\u2019s time. Taste the essence of Nara from 650 years ago on Komparu-dori. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nSite of the Komparu residence<\/h4>\n
Location: Around 8-6-8 Ginza, Chuo-ku
\nIn the Edo period, four families, Komparu, Kanze, Hosho, and Kongo, were employed by the Shogunate as Noh actors and received land and an annual rice allowance. Noh theater originally prospered during the Muromachi period under the protection of the Ashikaga Shogunate and flourished greatly under the protection of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, an avid fan, during the Azuchi-Momoyama period. The Komparu school was particularly well-protected by Hideyoshi, who made it head of the list of Noh schools. The Edo Shogunate followed Hideyoshi\u2019s policy and continued protecting Noh theater, and the Komparu, Kanze, Hosho, and Kongo schools were designated as ceremonial music that was deeply connected to Shogunate ceremonies.
\nAround 1693, the Kokka Manyoki<\/i> that recorded the state of Edo at the time showed officially bestowed residences for the head of the Komparu school on Sannoji (currently Ginza 8-Chome), Kanze school on Yumimachi (Ginza 2-Chome), Hosho school on Nakahashi Ogamachi (currently Kyobashi), and Kongo school on Takiyamacho (Ginza 6-Chome).
\nThe Komparu school was supposedly bestowed an official residence in 1627. In fact, you can see the name Shichiro Komparu on the Bushu Toyoshima County Edo map drawn in 1632 in a location covering all of what currently corresponds to lots 6, 7, and 8 on Ginza 8-Chome. The Komparu school later moved to Kojimachi Zenkokujidani (3- and 4-Chome, Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku), but geisha who became known as the Komparu Geisha congregated at the original site that developed into a red-light district. The Komparu name remains in this area even today as the Komparu-yu bathhouse and Komparu-dori street, for example.
\nMarch 2003, Chuo City Board of Education<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nGinza Komparu-dori brick building monument<\/h4>\n
There was once a brick town in Ginza of a size that was rare throughout the world. It was designed by British architect Thomas James Waters and was enormous at more than 10 km long, taking 10 years to construct from 1872 and using up a little less than 4% of the national budget. In 1988, part of the remains of the brick town were discovered within the precinct of the Komparu Street Association. The late Hiroko Matsukawa who owned the land graciously put a large part on exhibit at the Edo Tokyo Museum and part of that was kept by the Street Association. Under cooperation with Chuo City, a plaque (that you can touch) reading, \u201cGinza Komparu-dori Renga Iko no Hi<\/i>\u201d (meaning \u201cmonument of brick residences on Ginza Komparu-dori\u201d) was erected as a historical landmark in September 1993 near the plaque describing the Komparu residence upon building of a new brick street. <\/p>\n
\u25cf Is it true that the schools are divided by folding fans?
\nNoh theater prospered during the Muromachi period with the encouragement of the Ashikaga Shogunate and is a leading performing art in Japan that has been passed down all the way to the present. It has been designated an important intangible cultural asset of Japan and an important cultural asset by UNESCO.
\nNoh actors are split into the main role of the shite<\/i> performer and the waki<\/i>, hayashi<\/i>, and kyogen<\/i> performers. There are currently five schools of shite<\/i> performers, the Komparu, Kanze, Kongo, Hosho, and Kita schools, with the Komparu school being the oldest. The pattern and structure of the folding fans used in the shimai<\/i> performances differ for each of the five schools. The Komparu school uses a natural shaped fan with straight ribs and is decorated with five circles representing five stars. Each of the schools uses a fan with different characteristics, so you can easily distinguish the school by the fans. <\/p>\n
\u25cf What is the Komparu school?
\nThe Komparu school develops shite<\/i> performers that perform Noh chanting and dancing. It began with Hata no Kawakatsu who was a prominent figure in the late 6th century Japan, and Yasuaki Komparu is currently the 80th head of the school.
\nThe name \u201cKomparu\u201d originated as the stage name Gonnokami Komparu used by the son of Gonnokami Bishao who played the Noh devil during the Muromachi period when Noh prospered. His grandson, Zenchiku Komparu, who was also Zeami\u2019s son-in-law, inherited the secrets of Shugyoku Tokuka<\/i> (\u201cgathering gems and gaining flowers\u201d) and Kakyo<\/i> (\u201cthe Mirror of the Flower\u201d) and wrote works such as Teika<\/i> and Basho<\/i>.
\nNoh was a favorite with military commanders and was protected by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. It has been preserved until the present through many tumultuous periods including the Meiji Restoration. <\/p>\n
\u25ce Learn more about the Komparu school
\nKomparu Enmai-kai website
http:\/\/homepage2.nifty.com\/komparu\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The first street to the west off Ginza-dori from Ginza 8-Chome is called Komparu-dori. In the Edo period, this … Continue reading
<\/p>\n\nLocation: Ginza Komparu-dori in front of the Three Eight Building
\n*The performances will be broadcast live on Ustream and YouTube.
\nStreaming site (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/komparuginza<\/a>)<\/span>
\nInquiries:
\nKomparu Enmai-kai (public corporation)
\nAlpha Nishiogikubo 2F, 2-27-7 Nishiogikita, Suginami-ku, Tokyo
\nTEL: 03-6913-6714, FAX: 03-6913-6775<\/p>\n
About Ginza Komparu-dori and the Noh Komparu Festival
\nThe west side of Chuo-dori from Ginza 8-Chome is called Komparu-dori.
\nThis street was home to the Noh Komparu school property in the Edo period and enshrined the Komparu Inari religious artifact.
\nThe name was retained after the Meiji period in the Komparu Festival and the Komparu geisha, and exists today in the name of a public bathhouse, Komparu-yu. The Noh Komparu Festival began in 1985 under mutual collaboration between the Ginza Komparu Street Association (Merchant\u2019s Association) and Komparu Enmai-kai, a public interest incorporated association (Noh Shite-kata of the Komparu school), with the hope of passing down Edo culture. The programs that will be performed on Komparu-dori on August 7 are all special Nara Komparu Noh plays showing ancient rites from a thousand years ago. The music will be celebratory songs praying for peace and enjoying the blessings of tranquility.
\nGinza Komparu Street Association, Komparu Enmai-kai (public corporation) <\/p>\n
\n<\/div>\n
Noh theater classes (free of charge)<\/span><\/h4>\nWhen: August 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6
\nSaturday, August 1: Dialogue: Komparu School and Komparu Street Association
\n Yasuaki Komparu (Head of the Komparu school), Kazuyuki Katsumata (Chairman of the Ginza Komparu Street Association)
\nSunday, August 2: Lecture: The Inari faith
\n Mizue Mori (Komparu school Noh actor)
\nTuesday, August 4: Lecture: Customary dress patterns
\n Mitsuhiro Honda (Komparu school Noh actor)
\nWednesday, August 5: Hands-on class about instruments: Flute and songs
\n Hiroaki Terai (Morita school Noh flute player)
\nThursday, August 6: Hands-on class: Chanting and shimai<\/i> dance
\n Hodaka Komparu (Komparu school Noh actor)\n<\/div>\n\nChildren\u2019s hands-on classes (free of charge)<\/span><\/h4>\nWhen: 11 AM to noon, Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2 (reception opens at 10:30 AM)
\n*For elementary and junior high school students
\n*Hands-on lesson about chanting and shimai<\/i> dance.
\n*Please bring white tabi<\/i> or socks to wear.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nNoh theater photo exhibit (free of charge)<\/span><\/h4>\nWhen: August 1 to 7 (closed on August 3)
\n10 AM to 6 PM (open until 5 PM on the final day)
\nKomparu school photo exhibit (source: Seiichiro Tsujii)
\nTuesday, August 4 to Friday, August 7 *11 to 11:30 AM
\nGallery talks given by Noh actors and photographers
\nLocation: Tachikawa Blind Ginza Space \u00c5tte
\nB1F Tachikawa Showroom, 8-8-15 Ginza, Chuo-ku
\nTEL: 03-3571-1373<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nNoh dedication street performances (See below for details; free of charge)<\/span><\/h4>\nWhen: 6 to 7 PM, Friday, August 7
\nLocation: Ginza Komparu-dori in front of the Three Eight Building
\n*The performances will be broadcast live on Ustream and YouTube.
\nStreaming site (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/komparuginza<\/a>)<\/span>
\nInquiries: Komparu Enmai-kai (public corporation)
\nAlpha Nishiogikubo 2F, 2-27-7 Nishiogikita, Suginami-ku, Tokyo
\nTEL: 03-6913-6714, FAX: 03-6913-6775
\n*Visit these websites for details
\nGinza Komparu Street Association \u3000 http:\/\/komparu-ginza.com\/<\/a>
\nKomparu Enmai-kai (public corporation) http:\/\/homepage2.nifty.com\/komparu\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nGinza Komparu Festival Noh dedication street performances<\/h4>\n
See performances dedicated to homeland security and universal peace on the street of Komparu-dori that lights up at night with neon lights and paper lanterns.
\nWhen: Starts at 6 PM, Friday, August 7 *No admission fee
\nLocation: Temporary shrine at Ginza Komparu-dori in front of the Three Eight Building
\n*Reserved-seat tickets will be available from 4 PM on that day on Komparu-dori (one per person).
\n(Limited seats.) <\/span>
\nPlease take your seats by 5:45 PM.
\nPlease note that you may not be seated later than that even if you have a seat ticket.
\nThose without a seat ticket may watch from the standing area in the back.
\nTwo TV screens will be installed behind the stands. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/p>\nChichinojo: Yasuaki Komparu, 80th head of the family (source: Seiichiro Tsujii)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/p>\nNoh administrator: Yoshihide Yada, Mayor of Chuo City<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nProgram<\/h4>\n
Interpreter: Mizue Mori (Komparu school Noh actor)
\nNoh administrator: Yoshihide Yada, Mayor of Chuo City
\nEnmei-kaja Kyogen<\/i> performer: Sentaro Okura
\nChichinojo Shite<\/i> performer: Yasuaki Komparu
\nSuzu no Dan Kyogen<\/i> performer: Yoshijiro Okura
\nYumiya no Tachiai Shite<\/i> performers: Norikazu Komparu, Shinobu Takahashi, and Hodaka Komparu
\nFue<\/i> (flute): Hiroaki Terai
\nKotsuzumi<\/i> (shoulder drum): Shingo Ko
\nOtsuzumi<\/i> (hip drum): Akira Takano
\nKoken<\/i> (shite<\/i> prompter): Shinichi Yokoyama
\nKyogen<\/i> performer: Motonari Okura
\nChorus: Hachiro Tsujii, Tsunao Yamai, Yoshiaki Inoue, Yoshiki Honda, Fuyuki Honda
\n*In the event of rain, a simplified performance will be given at the same location. Reserved tickets will be void and there will be standing room only.
\n*The performance will be live broadcast on Ustream.
\nStreaming site (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/komparuginza<\/a>)
\nScheduled to end at 7 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nEnjoy the ancient Noh dedication performances in Ginza<\/h4>\n
A sequence of rare dances including Enmeikaja<\/i>, Chichinojo<\/i>, Suzu no Dan<\/i>, and also Yumiya no Tachiai<\/i>. Long ago, these dances were performed annually in dedication to Takigi-Noh (Noh theater performed at night by a fire) at Kofuku-ji Temple and the On-Matsuri festival at Kasuga Grand Shrine.
\nThey are all very old, from before the time of Zeami (renowned Noh writer who lived from c. 1363 to c. 1443). The poetry and prose are also in the ancient style, having been passed down from before Zeami\u2019s time. Taste the essence of Nara from 650 years ago on Komparu-dori. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nSite of the Komparu residence<\/h4>\n
Location: Around 8-6-8 Ginza, Chuo-ku
\nIn the Edo period, four families, Komparu, Kanze, Hosho, and Kongo, were employed by the Shogunate as Noh actors and received land and an annual rice allowance. Noh theater originally prospered during the Muromachi period under the protection of the Ashikaga Shogunate and flourished greatly under the protection of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, an avid fan, during the Azuchi-Momoyama period. The Komparu school was particularly well-protected by Hideyoshi, who made it head of the list of Noh schools. The Edo Shogunate followed Hideyoshi\u2019s policy and continued protecting Noh theater, and the Komparu, Kanze, Hosho, and Kongo schools were designated as ceremonial music that was deeply connected to Shogunate ceremonies.
\nAround 1693, the Kokka Manyoki<\/i> that recorded the state of Edo at the time showed officially bestowed residences for the head of the Komparu school on Sannoji (currently Ginza 8-Chome), Kanze school on Yumimachi (Ginza 2-Chome), Hosho school on Nakahashi Ogamachi (currently Kyobashi), and Kongo school on Takiyamacho (Ginza 6-Chome).
\nThe Komparu school was supposedly bestowed an official residence in 1627. In fact, you can see the name Shichiro Komparu on the Bushu Toyoshima County Edo map drawn in 1632 in a location covering all of what currently corresponds to lots 6, 7, and 8 on Ginza 8-Chome. The Komparu school later moved to Kojimachi Zenkokujidani (3- and 4-Chome, Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku), but geisha who became known as the Komparu Geisha congregated at the original site that developed into a red-light district. The Komparu name remains in this area even today as the Komparu-yu bathhouse and Komparu-dori street, for example.
\nMarch 2003, Chuo City Board of Education<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nGinza Komparu-dori brick building monument<\/h4>\n
There was once a brick town in Ginza of a size that was rare throughout the world. It was designed by British architect Thomas James Waters and was enormous at more than 10 km long, taking 10 years to construct from 1872 and using up a little less than 4% of the national budget. In 1988, part of the remains of the brick town were discovered within the precinct of the Komparu Street Association. The late Hiroko Matsukawa who owned the land graciously put a large part on exhibit at the Edo Tokyo Museum and part of that was kept by the Street Association. Under cooperation with Chuo City, a plaque (that you can touch) reading, \u201cGinza Komparu-dori Renga Iko no Hi<\/i>\u201d (meaning \u201cmonument of brick residences on Ginza Komparu-dori\u201d) was erected as a historical landmark in September 1993 near the plaque describing the Komparu residence upon building of a new brick street. <\/p>\n
\u25cf Is it true that the schools are divided by folding fans?
\nNoh theater prospered during the Muromachi period with the encouragement of the Ashikaga Shogunate and is a leading performing art in Japan that has been passed down all the way to the present. It has been designated an important intangible cultural asset of Japan and an important cultural asset by UNESCO.
\nNoh actors are split into the main role of the shite<\/i> performer and the waki<\/i>, hayashi<\/i>, and kyogen<\/i> performers. There are currently five schools of shite<\/i> performers, the Komparu, Kanze, Kongo, Hosho, and Kita schools, with the Komparu school being the oldest. The pattern and structure of the folding fans used in the shimai<\/i> performances differ for each of the five schools. The Komparu school uses a natural shaped fan with straight ribs and is decorated with five circles representing five stars. Each of the schools uses a fan with different characteristics, so you can easily distinguish the school by the fans. <\/p>\n
\u25cf What is the Komparu school?
\nThe Komparu school develops shite<\/i> performers that perform Noh chanting and dancing. It began with Hata no Kawakatsu who was a prominent figure in the late 6th century Japan, and Yasuaki Komparu is currently the 80th head of the school.
\nThe name \u201cKomparu\u201d originated as the stage name Gonnokami Komparu used by the son of Gonnokami Bishao who played the Noh devil during the Muromachi period when Noh prospered. His grandson, Zenchiku Komparu, who was also Zeami\u2019s son-in-law, inherited the secrets of Shugyoku Tokuka<\/i> (\u201cgathering gems and gaining flowers\u201d) and Kakyo<\/i> (\u201cthe Mirror of the Flower\u201d) and wrote works such as Teika<\/i> and Basho<\/i>.
\nNoh was a favorite with military commanders and was protected by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. It has been preserved until the present through many tumultuous periods including the Meiji Restoration. <\/p>\n
\u25ce Learn more about the Komparu school
\nKomparu Enmai-kai website
http:\/\/homepage2.nifty.com\/komparu\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The first street to the west off Ginza-dori from Ginza 8-Chome is called Komparu-dori. In the Edo period, this … Continue reading
\nSaturday, August 1: Dialogue: Komparu School and Komparu Street Association
\n Yasuaki Komparu (Head of the Komparu school), Kazuyuki Katsumata (Chairman of the Ginza Komparu Street Association)
\nSunday, August 2: Lecture: The Inari faith
\n Mizue Mori (Komparu school Noh actor)
\nTuesday, August 4: Lecture: Customary dress patterns
\n Mitsuhiro Honda (Komparu school Noh actor)
\nWednesday, August 5: Hands-on class about instruments: Flute and songs
\n Hiroaki Terai (Morita school Noh flute player)
\nThursday, August 6: Hands-on class: Chanting and shimai<\/i> dance
\n Hodaka Komparu (Komparu school Noh actor)\n<\/div>\n
Children\u2019s hands-on classes (free of charge)<\/span><\/h4>\nWhen: 11 AM to noon, Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2 (reception opens at 10:30 AM)
\n*For elementary and junior high school students
\n*Hands-on lesson about chanting and shimai<\/i> dance.
\n*Please bring white tabi<\/i> or socks to wear.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nNoh theater photo exhibit (free of charge)<\/span><\/h4>\nWhen: August 1 to 7 (closed on August 3)
\n10 AM to 6 PM (open until 5 PM on the final day)
\nKomparu school photo exhibit (source: Seiichiro Tsujii)
\nTuesday, August 4 to Friday, August 7 *11 to 11:30 AM
\nGallery talks given by Noh actors and photographers
\nLocation: Tachikawa Blind Ginza Space \u00c5tte
\nB1F Tachikawa Showroom, 8-8-15 Ginza, Chuo-ku
\nTEL: 03-3571-1373<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nNoh dedication street performances (See below for details; free of charge)<\/span><\/h4>\nWhen: 6 to 7 PM, Friday, August 7
\nLocation: Ginza Komparu-dori in front of the Three Eight Building
\n*The performances will be broadcast live on Ustream and YouTube.
\nStreaming site (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/komparuginza<\/a>)<\/span>
\nInquiries: Komparu Enmai-kai (public corporation)
\nAlpha Nishiogikubo 2F, 2-27-7 Nishiogikita, Suginami-ku, Tokyo
\nTEL: 03-6913-6714, FAX: 03-6913-6775
\n*Visit these websites for details
\nGinza Komparu Street Association \u3000 http:\/\/komparu-ginza.com\/<\/a>
\nKomparu Enmai-kai (public corporation) http:\/\/homepage2.nifty.com\/komparu\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nGinza Komparu Festival Noh dedication street performances<\/h4>\n
See performances dedicated to homeland security and universal peace on the street of Komparu-dori that lights up at night with neon lights and paper lanterns.
\nWhen: Starts at 6 PM, Friday, August 7 *No admission fee
\nLocation: Temporary shrine at Ginza Komparu-dori in front of the Three Eight Building
\n*Reserved-seat tickets will be available from 4 PM on that day on Komparu-dori (one per person).
\n(Limited seats.) <\/span>
\nPlease take your seats by 5:45 PM.
\nPlease note that you may not be seated later than that even if you have a seat ticket.
\nThose without a seat ticket may watch from the standing area in the back.
\nTwo TV screens will be installed behind the stands. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/p>\nChichinojo: Yasuaki Komparu, 80th head of the family (source: Seiichiro Tsujii)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/p>\nNoh administrator: Yoshihide Yada, Mayor of Chuo City<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nProgram<\/h4>\n
Interpreter: Mizue Mori (Komparu school Noh actor)
\nNoh administrator: Yoshihide Yada, Mayor of Chuo City
\nEnmei-kaja Kyogen<\/i> performer: Sentaro Okura
\nChichinojo Shite<\/i> performer: Yasuaki Komparu
\nSuzu no Dan Kyogen<\/i> performer: Yoshijiro Okura
\nYumiya no Tachiai Shite<\/i> performers: Norikazu Komparu, Shinobu Takahashi, and Hodaka Komparu
\nFue<\/i> (flute): Hiroaki Terai
\nKotsuzumi<\/i> (shoulder drum): Shingo Ko
\nOtsuzumi<\/i> (hip drum): Akira Takano
\nKoken<\/i> (shite<\/i> prompter): Shinichi Yokoyama
\nKyogen<\/i> performer: Motonari Okura
\nChorus: Hachiro Tsujii, Tsunao Yamai, Yoshiaki Inoue, Yoshiki Honda, Fuyuki Honda
\n*In the event of rain, a simplified performance will be given at the same location. Reserved tickets will be void and there will be standing room only.
\n*The performance will be live broadcast on Ustream.
\nStreaming site (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/komparuginza<\/a>)
\nScheduled to end at 7 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nEnjoy the ancient Noh dedication performances in Ginza<\/h4>\n
A sequence of rare dances including Enmeikaja<\/i>, Chichinojo<\/i>, Suzu no Dan<\/i>, and also Yumiya no Tachiai<\/i>. Long ago, these dances were performed annually in dedication to Takigi-Noh (Noh theater performed at night by a fire) at Kofuku-ji Temple and the On-Matsuri festival at Kasuga Grand Shrine.
\nThey are all very old, from before the time of Zeami (renowned Noh writer who lived from c. 1363 to c. 1443). The poetry and prose are also in the ancient style, having been passed down from before Zeami\u2019s time. Taste the essence of Nara from 650 years ago on Komparu-dori. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nSite of the Komparu residence<\/h4>\n
Location: Around 8-6-8 Ginza, Chuo-ku
\nIn the Edo period, four families, Komparu, Kanze, Hosho, and Kongo, were employed by the Shogunate as Noh actors and received land and an annual rice allowance. Noh theater originally prospered during the Muromachi period under the protection of the Ashikaga Shogunate and flourished greatly under the protection of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, an avid fan, during the Azuchi-Momoyama period. The Komparu school was particularly well-protected by Hideyoshi, who made it head of the list of Noh schools. The Edo Shogunate followed Hideyoshi\u2019s policy and continued protecting Noh theater, and the Komparu, Kanze, Hosho, and Kongo schools were designated as ceremonial music that was deeply connected to Shogunate ceremonies.
\nAround 1693, the Kokka Manyoki<\/i> that recorded the state of Edo at the time showed officially bestowed residences for the head of the Komparu school on Sannoji (currently Ginza 8-Chome), Kanze school on Yumimachi (Ginza 2-Chome), Hosho school on Nakahashi Ogamachi (currently Kyobashi), and Kongo school on Takiyamacho (Ginza 6-Chome).
\nThe Komparu school was supposedly bestowed an official residence in 1627. In fact, you can see the name Shichiro Komparu on the Bushu Toyoshima County Edo map drawn in 1632 in a location covering all of what currently corresponds to lots 6, 7, and 8 on Ginza 8-Chome. The Komparu school later moved to Kojimachi Zenkokujidani (3- and 4-Chome, Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku), but geisha who became known as the Komparu Geisha congregated at the original site that developed into a red-light district. The Komparu name remains in this area even today as the Komparu-yu bathhouse and Komparu-dori street, for example.
\nMarch 2003, Chuo City Board of Education<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nGinza Komparu-dori brick building monument<\/h4>\n
There was once a brick town in Ginza of a size that was rare throughout the world. It was designed by British architect Thomas James Waters and was enormous at more than 10 km long, taking 10 years to construct from 1872 and using up a little less than 4% of the national budget. In 1988, part of the remains of the brick town were discovered within the precinct of the Komparu Street Association. The late Hiroko Matsukawa who owned the land graciously put a large part on exhibit at the Edo Tokyo Museum and part of that was kept by the Street Association. Under cooperation with Chuo City, a plaque (that you can touch) reading, \u201cGinza Komparu-dori Renga Iko no Hi<\/i>\u201d (meaning \u201cmonument of brick residences on Ginza Komparu-dori\u201d) was erected as a historical landmark in September 1993 near the plaque describing the Komparu residence upon building of a new brick street. <\/p>\n
\u25cf Is it true that the schools are divided by folding fans?
\nNoh theater prospered during the Muromachi period with the encouragement of the Ashikaga Shogunate and is a leading performing art in Japan that has been passed down all the way to the present. It has been designated an important intangible cultural asset of Japan and an important cultural asset by UNESCO.
\nNoh actors are split into the main role of the shite<\/i> performer and the waki<\/i>, hayashi<\/i>, and kyogen<\/i> performers. There are currently five schools of shite<\/i> performers, the Komparu, Kanze, Kongo, Hosho, and Kita schools, with the Komparu school being the oldest. The pattern and structure of the folding fans used in the shimai<\/i> performances differ for each of the five schools. The Komparu school uses a natural shaped fan with straight ribs and is decorated with five circles representing five stars. Each of the schools uses a fan with different characteristics, so you can easily distinguish the school by the fans. <\/p>\n
\u25cf What is the Komparu school?
\nThe Komparu school develops shite<\/i> performers that perform Noh chanting and dancing. It began with Hata no Kawakatsu who was a prominent figure in the late 6th century Japan, and Yasuaki Komparu is currently the 80th head of the school.
\nThe name \u201cKomparu\u201d originated as the stage name Gonnokami Komparu used by the son of Gonnokami Bishao who played the Noh devil during the Muromachi period when Noh prospered. His grandson, Zenchiku Komparu, who was also Zeami\u2019s son-in-law, inherited the secrets of Shugyoku Tokuka<\/i> (\u201cgathering gems and gaining flowers\u201d) and Kakyo<\/i> (\u201cthe Mirror of the Flower\u201d) and wrote works such as Teika<\/i> and Basho<\/i>.
\nNoh was a favorite with military commanders and was protected by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. It has been preserved until the present through many tumultuous periods including the Meiji Restoration. <\/p>\n
\u25ce Learn more about the Komparu school
\nKomparu Enmai-kai website
http:\/\/homepage2.nifty.com\/komparu\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The first street to the west off Ginza-dori from Ginza 8-Chome is called Komparu-dori. In the Edo period, this … Continue reading
\n*For elementary and junior high school students
\n*Hands-on lesson about chanting and shimai<\/i> dance.
\n*Please bring white tabi<\/i> or socks to wear.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Noh theater photo exhibit (free of charge)<\/span><\/h4>\nWhen: August 1 to 7 (closed on August 3)
\n10 AM to 6 PM (open until 5 PM on the final day)
\nKomparu school photo exhibit (source: Seiichiro Tsujii)
\nTuesday, August 4 to Friday, August 7 *11 to 11:30 AM
\nGallery talks given by Noh actors and photographers
\nLocation: Tachikawa Blind Ginza Space \u00c5tte
\nB1F Tachikawa Showroom, 8-8-15 Ginza, Chuo-ku
\nTEL: 03-3571-1373<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nNoh dedication street performances (See below for details; free of charge)<\/span><\/h4>\nWhen: 6 to 7 PM, Friday, August 7
\nLocation: Ginza Komparu-dori in front of the Three Eight Building
\n*The performances will be broadcast live on Ustream and YouTube.
\nStreaming site (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/komparuginza<\/a>)<\/span>
\nInquiries: Komparu Enmai-kai (public corporation)
\nAlpha Nishiogikubo 2F, 2-27-7 Nishiogikita, Suginami-ku, Tokyo
\nTEL: 03-6913-6714, FAX: 03-6913-6775
\n*Visit these websites for details
\nGinza Komparu Street Association \u3000 http:\/\/komparu-ginza.com\/<\/a>
\nKomparu Enmai-kai (public corporation) http:\/\/homepage2.nifty.com\/komparu\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nGinza Komparu Festival Noh dedication street performances<\/h4>\n
See performances dedicated to homeland security and universal peace on the street of Komparu-dori that lights up at night with neon lights and paper lanterns.
\nWhen: Starts at 6 PM, Friday, August 7 *No admission fee
\nLocation: Temporary shrine at Ginza Komparu-dori in front of the Three Eight Building
\n*Reserved-seat tickets will be available from 4 PM on that day on Komparu-dori (one per person).
\n(Limited seats.) <\/span>
\nPlease take your seats by 5:45 PM.
\nPlease note that you may not be seated later than that even if you have a seat ticket.
\nThose without a seat ticket may watch from the standing area in the back.
\nTwo TV screens will be installed behind the stands. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/p>\nChichinojo: Yasuaki Komparu, 80th head of the family (source: Seiichiro Tsujii)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/p>\nNoh administrator: Yoshihide Yada, Mayor of Chuo City<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nProgram<\/h4>\n
Interpreter: Mizue Mori (Komparu school Noh actor)
\nNoh administrator: Yoshihide Yada, Mayor of Chuo City
\nEnmei-kaja Kyogen<\/i> performer: Sentaro Okura
\nChichinojo Shite<\/i> performer: Yasuaki Komparu
\nSuzu no Dan Kyogen<\/i> performer: Yoshijiro Okura
\nYumiya no Tachiai Shite<\/i> performers: Norikazu Komparu, Shinobu Takahashi, and Hodaka Komparu
\nFue<\/i> (flute): Hiroaki Terai
\nKotsuzumi<\/i> (shoulder drum): Shingo Ko
\nOtsuzumi<\/i> (hip drum): Akira Takano
\nKoken<\/i> (shite<\/i> prompter): Shinichi Yokoyama
\nKyogen<\/i> performer: Motonari Okura
\nChorus: Hachiro Tsujii, Tsunao Yamai, Yoshiaki Inoue, Yoshiki Honda, Fuyuki Honda
\n*In the event of rain, a simplified performance will be given at the same location. Reserved tickets will be void and there will be standing room only.
\n*The performance will be live broadcast on Ustream.
\nStreaming site (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/komparuginza<\/a>)
\nScheduled to end at 7 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nEnjoy the ancient Noh dedication performances in Ginza<\/h4>\n
A sequence of rare dances including Enmeikaja<\/i>, Chichinojo<\/i>, Suzu no Dan<\/i>, and also Yumiya no Tachiai<\/i>. Long ago, these dances were performed annually in dedication to Takigi-Noh (Noh theater performed at night by a fire) at Kofuku-ji Temple and the On-Matsuri festival at Kasuga Grand Shrine.
\nThey are all very old, from before the time of Zeami (renowned Noh writer who lived from c. 1363 to c. 1443). The poetry and prose are also in the ancient style, having been passed down from before Zeami\u2019s time. Taste the essence of Nara from 650 years ago on Komparu-dori. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nSite of the Komparu residence<\/h4>\n
Location: Around 8-6-8 Ginza, Chuo-ku
\nIn the Edo period, four families, Komparu, Kanze, Hosho, and Kongo, were employed by the Shogunate as Noh actors and received land and an annual rice allowance. Noh theater originally prospered during the Muromachi period under the protection of the Ashikaga Shogunate and flourished greatly under the protection of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, an avid fan, during the Azuchi-Momoyama period. The Komparu school was particularly well-protected by Hideyoshi, who made it head of the list of Noh schools. The Edo Shogunate followed Hideyoshi\u2019s policy and continued protecting Noh theater, and the Komparu, Kanze, Hosho, and Kongo schools were designated as ceremonial music that was deeply connected to Shogunate ceremonies.
\nAround 1693, the Kokka Manyoki<\/i> that recorded the state of Edo at the time showed officially bestowed residences for the head of the Komparu school on Sannoji (currently Ginza 8-Chome), Kanze school on Yumimachi (Ginza 2-Chome), Hosho school on Nakahashi Ogamachi (currently Kyobashi), and Kongo school on Takiyamacho (Ginza 6-Chome).
\nThe Komparu school was supposedly bestowed an official residence in 1627. In fact, you can see the name Shichiro Komparu on the Bushu Toyoshima County Edo map drawn in 1632 in a location covering all of what currently corresponds to lots 6, 7, and 8 on Ginza 8-Chome. The Komparu school later moved to Kojimachi Zenkokujidani (3- and 4-Chome, Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku), but geisha who became known as the Komparu Geisha congregated at the original site that developed into a red-light district. The Komparu name remains in this area even today as the Komparu-yu bathhouse and Komparu-dori street, for example.
\nMarch 2003, Chuo City Board of Education<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nGinza Komparu-dori brick building monument<\/h4>\n
There was once a brick town in Ginza of a size that was rare throughout the world. It was designed by British architect Thomas James Waters and was enormous at more than 10 km long, taking 10 years to construct from 1872 and using up a little less than 4% of the national budget. In 1988, part of the remains of the brick town were discovered within the precinct of the Komparu Street Association. The late Hiroko Matsukawa who owned the land graciously put a large part on exhibit at the Edo Tokyo Museum and part of that was kept by the Street Association. Under cooperation with Chuo City, a plaque (that you can touch) reading, \u201cGinza Komparu-dori Renga Iko no Hi<\/i>\u201d (meaning \u201cmonument of brick residences on Ginza Komparu-dori\u201d) was erected as a historical landmark in September 1993 near the plaque describing the Komparu residence upon building of a new brick street. <\/p>\n
\u25cf Is it true that the schools are divided by folding fans?
\nNoh theater prospered during the Muromachi period with the encouragement of the Ashikaga Shogunate and is a leading performing art in Japan that has been passed down all the way to the present. It has been designated an important intangible cultural asset of Japan and an important cultural asset by UNESCO.
\nNoh actors are split into the main role of the shite<\/i> performer and the waki<\/i>, hayashi<\/i>, and kyogen<\/i> performers. There are currently five schools of shite<\/i> performers, the Komparu, Kanze, Kongo, Hosho, and Kita schools, with the Komparu school being the oldest. The pattern and structure of the folding fans used in the shimai<\/i> performances differ for each of the five schools. The Komparu school uses a natural shaped fan with straight ribs and is decorated with five circles representing five stars. Each of the schools uses a fan with different characteristics, so you can easily distinguish the school by the fans. <\/p>\n
\u25cf What is the Komparu school?
\nThe Komparu school develops shite<\/i> performers that perform Noh chanting and dancing. It began with Hata no Kawakatsu who was a prominent figure in the late 6th century Japan, and Yasuaki Komparu is currently the 80th head of the school.
\nThe name \u201cKomparu\u201d originated as the stage name Gonnokami Komparu used by the son of Gonnokami Bishao who played the Noh devil during the Muromachi period when Noh prospered. His grandson, Zenchiku Komparu, who was also Zeami\u2019s son-in-law, inherited the secrets of Shugyoku Tokuka<\/i> (\u201cgathering gems and gaining flowers\u201d) and Kakyo<\/i> (\u201cthe Mirror of the Flower\u201d) and wrote works such as Teika<\/i> and Basho<\/i>.
\nNoh was a favorite with military commanders and was protected by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. It has been preserved until the present through many tumultuous periods including the Meiji Restoration. <\/p>\n
\u25ce Learn more about the Komparu school
\nKomparu Enmai-kai website
http:\/\/homepage2.nifty.com\/komparu\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The first street to the west off Ginza-dori from Ginza 8-Chome is called Komparu-dori. In the Edo period, this … Continue reading
\n10 AM to 6 PM (open until 5 PM on the final day)
\nKomparu school photo exhibit (source: Seiichiro Tsujii)
\nTuesday, August 4 to Friday, August 7 *11 to 11:30 AM
\nGallery talks given by Noh actors and photographers
\nLocation: Tachikawa Blind Ginza Space \u00c5tte
\nB1F Tachikawa Showroom, 8-8-15 Ginza, Chuo-ku
\nTEL: 03-3571-1373<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Noh dedication street performances (See below for details; free of charge)<\/span><\/h4>\nWhen: 6 to 7 PM, Friday, August 7
\nLocation: Ginza Komparu-dori in front of the Three Eight Building
\n*The performances will be broadcast live on Ustream and YouTube.
\nStreaming site (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/komparuginza<\/a>)<\/span>
\nInquiries: Komparu Enmai-kai (public corporation)
\nAlpha Nishiogikubo 2F, 2-27-7 Nishiogikita, Suginami-ku, Tokyo
\nTEL: 03-6913-6714, FAX: 03-6913-6775
\n*Visit these websites for details
\nGinza Komparu Street Association \u3000 http:\/\/komparu-ginza.com\/<\/a>
\nKomparu Enmai-kai (public corporation) http:\/\/homepage2.nifty.com\/komparu\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nGinza Komparu Festival Noh dedication street performances<\/h4>\n
See performances dedicated to homeland security and universal peace on the street of Komparu-dori that lights up at night with neon lights and paper lanterns.
\nWhen: Starts at 6 PM, Friday, August 7 *No admission fee
\nLocation: Temporary shrine at Ginza Komparu-dori in front of the Three Eight Building
\n*Reserved-seat tickets will be available from 4 PM on that day on Komparu-dori (one per person).
\n(Limited seats.) <\/span>
\nPlease take your seats by 5:45 PM.
\nPlease note that you may not be seated later than that even if you have a seat ticket.
\nThose without a seat ticket may watch from the standing area in the back.
\nTwo TV screens will be installed behind the stands. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/p>\nChichinojo: Yasuaki Komparu, 80th head of the family (source: Seiichiro Tsujii)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/p>\nNoh administrator: Yoshihide Yada, Mayor of Chuo City<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nProgram<\/h4>\n
Interpreter: Mizue Mori (Komparu school Noh actor)
\nNoh administrator: Yoshihide Yada, Mayor of Chuo City
\nEnmei-kaja Kyogen<\/i> performer: Sentaro Okura
\nChichinojo Shite<\/i> performer: Yasuaki Komparu
\nSuzu no Dan Kyogen<\/i> performer: Yoshijiro Okura
\nYumiya no Tachiai Shite<\/i> performers: Norikazu Komparu, Shinobu Takahashi, and Hodaka Komparu
\nFue<\/i> (flute): Hiroaki Terai
\nKotsuzumi<\/i> (shoulder drum): Shingo Ko
\nOtsuzumi<\/i> (hip drum): Akira Takano
\nKoken<\/i> (shite<\/i> prompter): Shinichi Yokoyama
\nKyogen<\/i> performer: Motonari Okura
\nChorus: Hachiro Tsujii, Tsunao Yamai, Yoshiaki Inoue, Yoshiki Honda, Fuyuki Honda
\n*In the event of rain, a simplified performance will be given at the same location. Reserved tickets will be void and there will be standing room only.
\n*The performance will be live broadcast on Ustream.
\nStreaming site (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/komparuginza<\/a>)
\nScheduled to end at 7 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nEnjoy the ancient Noh dedication performances in Ginza<\/h4>\n
A sequence of rare dances including Enmeikaja<\/i>, Chichinojo<\/i>, Suzu no Dan<\/i>, and also Yumiya no Tachiai<\/i>. Long ago, these dances were performed annually in dedication to Takigi-Noh (Noh theater performed at night by a fire) at Kofuku-ji Temple and the On-Matsuri festival at Kasuga Grand Shrine.
\nThey are all very old, from before the time of Zeami (renowned Noh writer who lived from c. 1363 to c. 1443). The poetry and prose are also in the ancient style, having been passed down from before Zeami\u2019s time. Taste the essence of Nara from 650 years ago on Komparu-dori. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nSite of the Komparu residence<\/h4>\n
Location: Around 8-6-8 Ginza, Chuo-ku
\nIn the Edo period, four families, Komparu, Kanze, Hosho, and Kongo, were employed by the Shogunate as Noh actors and received land and an annual rice allowance. Noh theater originally prospered during the Muromachi period under the protection of the Ashikaga Shogunate and flourished greatly under the protection of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, an avid fan, during the Azuchi-Momoyama period. The Komparu school was particularly well-protected by Hideyoshi, who made it head of the list of Noh schools. The Edo Shogunate followed Hideyoshi\u2019s policy and continued protecting Noh theater, and the Komparu, Kanze, Hosho, and Kongo schools were designated as ceremonial music that was deeply connected to Shogunate ceremonies.
\nAround 1693, the Kokka Manyoki<\/i> that recorded the state of Edo at the time showed officially bestowed residences for the head of the Komparu school on Sannoji (currently Ginza 8-Chome), Kanze school on Yumimachi (Ginza 2-Chome), Hosho school on Nakahashi Ogamachi (currently Kyobashi), and Kongo school on Takiyamacho (Ginza 6-Chome).
\nThe Komparu school was supposedly bestowed an official residence in 1627. In fact, you can see the name Shichiro Komparu on the Bushu Toyoshima County Edo map drawn in 1632 in a location covering all of what currently corresponds to lots 6, 7, and 8 on Ginza 8-Chome. The Komparu school later moved to Kojimachi Zenkokujidani (3- and 4-Chome, Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku), but geisha who became known as the Komparu Geisha congregated at the original site that developed into a red-light district. The Komparu name remains in this area even today as the Komparu-yu bathhouse and Komparu-dori street, for example.
\nMarch 2003, Chuo City Board of Education<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nGinza Komparu-dori brick building monument<\/h4>\n
There was once a brick town in Ginza of a size that was rare throughout the world. It was designed by British architect Thomas James Waters and was enormous at more than 10 km long, taking 10 years to construct from 1872 and using up a little less than 4% of the national budget. In 1988, part of the remains of the brick town were discovered within the precinct of the Komparu Street Association. The late Hiroko Matsukawa who owned the land graciously put a large part on exhibit at the Edo Tokyo Museum and part of that was kept by the Street Association. Under cooperation with Chuo City, a plaque (that you can touch) reading, \u201cGinza Komparu-dori Renga Iko no Hi<\/i>\u201d (meaning \u201cmonument of brick residences on Ginza Komparu-dori\u201d) was erected as a historical landmark in September 1993 near the plaque describing the Komparu residence upon building of a new brick street. <\/p>\n
\u25cf Is it true that the schools are divided by folding fans?
\nNoh theater prospered during the Muromachi period with the encouragement of the Ashikaga Shogunate and is a leading performing art in Japan that has been passed down all the way to the present. It has been designated an important intangible cultural asset of Japan and an important cultural asset by UNESCO.
\nNoh actors are split into the main role of the shite<\/i> performer and the waki<\/i>, hayashi<\/i>, and kyogen<\/i> performers. There are currently five schools of shite<\/i> performers, the Komparu, Kanze, Kongo, Hosho, and Kita schools, with the Komparu school being the oldest. The pattern and structure of the folding fans used in the shimai<\/i> performances differ for each of the five schools. The Komparu school uses a natural shaped fan with straight ribs and is decorated with five circles representing five stars. Each of the schools uses a fan with different characteristics, so you can easily distinguish the school by the fans. <\/p>\n
\u25cf What is the Komparu school?
\nThe Komparu school develops shite<\/i> performers that perform Noh chanting and dancing. It began with Hata no Kawakatsu who was a prominent figure in the late 6th century Japan, and Yasuaki Komparu is currently the 80th head of the school.
\nThe name \u201cKomparu\u201d originated as the stage name Gonnokami Komparu used by the son of Gonnokami Bishao who played the Noh devil during the Muromachi period when Noh prospered. His grandson, Zenchiku Komparu, who was also Zeami\u2019s son-in-law, inherited the secrets of Shugyoku Tokuka<\/i> (\u201cgathering gems and gaining flowers\u201d) and Kakyo<\/i> (\u201cthe Mirror of the Flower\u201d) and wrote works such as Teika<\/i> and Basho<\/i>.
\nNoh was a favorite with military commanders and was protected by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. It has been preserved until the present through many tumultuous periods including the Meiji Restoration. <\/p>\n
\u25ce Learn more about the Komparu school
\nKomparu Enmai-kai website
http:\/\/homepage2.nifty.com\/komparu\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The first street to the west off Ginza-dori from Ginza 8-Chome is called Komparu-dori. In the Edo period, this … Continue reading
\nLocation: Ginza Komparu-dori in front of the Three Eight Building
\n*The performances will be broadcast live on Ustream and YouTube.
\nStreaming site (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/komparuginza<\/a>)<\/span>
\nInquiries: Komparu Enmai-kai (public corporation)
\nAlpha Nishiogikubo 2F, 2-27-7 Nishiogikita, Suginami-ku, Tokyo
\nTEL: 03-6913-6714, FAX: 03-6913-6775
\n*Visit these websites for details
\nGinza Komparu Street Association \u3000 http:\/\/komparu-ginza.com\/<\/a>
\nKomparu Enmai-kai (public corporation) http:\/\/homepage2.nifty.com\/komparu\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Ginza Komparu Festival Noh dedication street performances<\/h4>\n
See performances dedicated to homeland security and universal peace on the street of Komparu-dori that lights up at night with neon lights and paper lanterns. Chichinojo: Yasuaki Komparu, 80th head of the family (source: Seiichiro Tsujii)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Noh administrator: Yoshihide Yada, Mayor of Chuo City<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Interpreter: Mizue Mori (Komparu school Noh actor) A sequence of rare dances including Enmeikaja<\/i>, Chichinojo<\/i>, Suzu no Dan<\/i>, and also Yumiya no Tachiai<\/i>. Long ago, these dances were performed annually in dedication to Takigi-Noh (Noh theater performed at night by a fire) at Kofuku-ji Temple and the On-Matsuri festival at Kasuga Grand Shrine. Location: Around 8-6-8 Ginza, Chuo-ku There was once a brick town in Ginza of a size that was rare throughout the world. It was designed by British architect Thomas James Waters and was enormous at more than 10 km long, taking 10 years to construct from 1872 and using up a little less than 4% of the national budget. In 1988, part of the remains of the brick town were discovered within the precinct of the Komparu Street Association. The late Hiroko Matsukawa who owned the land graciously put a large part on exhibit at the Edo Tokyo Museum and part of that was kept by the Street Association. Under cooperation with Chuo City, a plaque (that you can touch) reading, \u201cGinza Komparu-dori Renga Iko no Hi<\/i>\u201d (meaning \u201cmonument of brick residences on Ginza Komparu-dori\u201d) was erected as a historical landmark in September 1993 near the plaque describing the Komparu residence upon building of a new brick street. <\/p>\n \u25cf Is it true that the schools are divided by folding fans? \u25cf What is the Komparu school? \u25ce Learn more about the Komparu school <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The first street to the west off Ginza-dori from Ginza 8-Chome is called Komparu-dori. In the Edo period, this … Continue reading
\nWhen: Starts at 6 PM, Friday, August 7 *No admission fee
\nLocation: Temporary shrine at Ginza Komparu-dori in front of the Three Eight Building
\n*Reserved-seat tickets will be available from 4 PM on that day on Komparu-dori (one per person).
\n(Limited seats.) <\/span>
\nPlease take your seats by 5:45 PM.
\nPlease note that you may not be seated later than that even if you have a seat ticket.
\nThose without a seat ticket may watch from the standing area in the back.
\nTwo TV screens will be installed behind the stands. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\nProgram<\/h4>\n
\nNoh administrator: Yoshihide Yada, Mayor of Chuo City
\nEnmei-kaja Kyogen<\/i> performer: Sentaro Okura
\nChichinojo Shite<\/i> performer: Yasuaki Komparu
\nSuzu no Dan Kyogen<\/i> performer: Yoshijiro Okura
\nYumiya no Tachiai Shite<\/i> performers: Norikazu Komparu, Shinobu Takahashi, and Hodaka Komparu
\nFue<\/i> (flute): Hiroaki Terai
\nKotsuzumi<\/i> (shoulder drum): Shingo Ko
\nOtsuzumi<\/i> (hip drum): Akira Takano
\nKoken<\/i> (shite<\/i> prompter): Shinichi Yokoyama
\nKyogen<\/i> performer: Motonari Okura
\nChorus: Hachiro Tsujii, Tsunao Yamai, Yoshiaki Inoue, Yoshiki Honda, Fuyuki Honda
\n*In the event of rain, a simplified performance will be given at the same location. Reserved tickets will be void and there will be standing room only.
\n*The performance will be live broadcast on Ustream.
\nStreaming site (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/komparuginza<\/a>)
\nScheduled to end at 7 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nEnjoy the ancient Noh dedication performances in Ginza<\/h4>\n
\nThey are all very old, from before the time of Zeami (renowned Noh writer who lived from c. 1363 to c. 1443). The poetry and prose are also in the ancient style, having been passed down from before Zeami\u2019s time. Taste the essence of Nara from 650 years ago on Komparu-dori. <\/p>\n<\/div>\nSite of the Komparu residence<\/h4>\n
\nIn the Edo period, four families, Komparu, Kanze, Hosho, and Kongo, were employed by the Shogunate as Noh actors and received land and an annual rice allowance. Noh theater originally prospered during the Muromachi period under the protection of the Ashikaga Shogunate and flourished greatly under the protection of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, an avid fan, during the Azuchi-Momoyama period. The Komparu school was particularly well-protected by Hideyoshi, who made it head of the list of Noh schools. The Edo Shogunate followed Hideyoshi\u2019s policy and continued protecting Noh theater, and the Komparu, Kanze, Hosho, and Kongo schools were designated as ceremonial music that was deeply connected to Shogunate ceremonies.
\nAround 1693, the Kokka Manyoki<\/i> that recorded the state of Edo at the time showed officially bestowed residences for the head of the Komparu school on Sannoji (currently Ginza 8-Chome), Kanze school on Yumimachi (Ginza 2-Chome), Hosho school on Nakahashi Ogamachi (currently Kyobashi), and Kongo school on Takiyamacho (Ginza 6-Chome).
\nThe Komparu school was supposedly bestowed an official residence in 1627. In fact, you can see the name Shichiro Komparu on the Bushu Toyoshima County Edo map drawn in 1632 in a location covering all of what currently corresponds to lots 6, 7, and 8 on Ginza 8-Chome. The Komparu school later moved to Kojimachi Zenkokujidani (3- and 4-Chome, Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku), but geisha who became known as the Komparu Geisha congregated at the original site that developed into a red-light district. The Komparu name remains in this area even today as the Komparu-yu bathhouse and Komparu-dori street, for example.
\nMarch 2003, Chuo City Board of Education<\/p>\n<\/div>\nGinza Komparu-dori brick building monument<\/h4>\n
\nNoh theater prospered during the Muromachi period with the encouragement of the Ashikaga Shogunate and is a leading performing art in Japan that has been passed down all the way to the present. It has been designated an important intangible cultural asset of Japan and an important cultural asset by UNESCO.
\nNoh actors are split into the main role of the shite<\/i> performer and the waki<\/i>, hayashi<\/i>, and kyogen<\/i> performers. There are currently five schools of shite<\/i> performers, the Komparu, Kanze, Kongo, Hosho, and Kita schools, with the Komparu school being the oldest. The pattern and structure of the folding fans used in the shimai<\/i> performances differ for each of the five schools. The Komparu school uses a natural shaped fan with straight ribs and is decorated with five circles representing five stars. Each of the schools uses a fan with different characteristics, so you can easily distinguish the school by the fans. <\/p>\n
\nThe Komparu school develops shite<\/i> performers that perform Noh chanting and dancing. It began with Hata no Kawakatsu who was a prominent figure in the late 6th century Japan, and Yasuaki Komparu is currently the 80th head of the school.
\nThe name \u201cKomparu\u201d originated as the stage name Gonnokami Komparu used by the son of Gonnokami Bishao who played the Noh devil during the Muromachi period when Noh prospered. His grandson, Zenchiku Komparu, who was also Zeami\u2019s son-in-law, inherited the secrets of Shugyoku Tokuka<\/i> (\u201cgathering gems and gaining flowers\u201d) and Kakyo<\/i> (\u201cthe Mirror of the Flower\u201d) and wrote works such as Teika<\/i> and Basho<\/i>.
\nNoh was a favorite with military commanders and was protected by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. It has been preserved until the present through many tumultuous periods including the Meiji Restoration. <\/p>\n
\nKomparu Enmai-kai website
http:\/\/homepage2.nifty.com\/komparu\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n