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Shimotsuki: A New Kabuki Season, “Shichi-Go-San” Celebrations, and Other Traditional Annual Events in November

  • Crowds fill the Nakamuraza theater in an 1817 print by Utagawa Toyokuni. (Courtesy National Diet Library)

    Crowds fill the Nakamuraza theater in an 1817 print by Utagawa Toyokuni. (Courtesy National Diet Library)

  • A print by Keisai Eisen depicts the kabuki theaters Nakamuraza and Ichimuraza shortly after relocating to Saruwaka-chō. (Courtesy Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library Special Collection Room)

    A print by Keisai Eisen depicts the kabuki theaters Nakamuraza and Ichimuraza shortly after relocating to Saruwaka-chō. (Courtesy Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library Special Collection Room)

  • A kabuki actor strikes a pose during a kaomise performance in an 1897 print by Adachi Ginkō. (Courtesy National Diet Library)

    A kabuki actor strikes a pose during a kaomise performance in an 1897 print by Adachi Ginkō. (Courtesy National Diet Library)

  • A print by Torii Kiyonaga shows a family celebrating kamioki (left) and another by Suzuki Harunobu depicts obitoki. (Courtesy ColBase)

    A print by Torii Kiyonaga shows a family celebrating kamioki (left) and another by Suzuki Harunobu depicts obitoki. (Courtesy ColBase)

  • A proprietress and shop boy return from the Tori no Ichi with a kumade in an 1854 print by Utagawa Toyokuni. (Courtesy National Diet Library)

    A proprietress and shop boy return from the Tori no Ichi with a kumade in an 1854 print by Utagawa Toyokuni. (Courtesy National Diet Library)

  • Kumade on sale at the Tori no Ichi. (© Pixta)

    Kumade on sale at the Tori no Ichi. (© Pixta)

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