Ichikawa Danjūrō IX “Shibaraku” bronze statue

Kabuki actor statue which was melted during WWII and restored in 1986

From a Kabuki play Shibaruku, Ichikawa Danjuro is posing. It will be played by the next Danjuro in the near future at Kabukiza Theater after the pandemic.

For fans of Kabuki a must see

The statue of the Meiji Era Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX as the character Kamakura Gongorō Kagemasa from the play 'Shibaraku' (Wait a Minute!) is very impressive, and outlandish by anyone's standa...

Spectacular statue

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The city is a very beautiful and it takes a moment to turn away from the way of the city ...

Leaping! !

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This is located in the square between Asakusa Toki and Sensoji Hospital. "Danjuro Ichikawa" is the name of the Ichikawa family head of Kabuki school. Danjuro Ichikawa, the ninth generation (ninth), who became a model of the statue, was a Kabuki actor who was active from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji era, and he was very dynamic.

Hato bus tour meeting place

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The other day I guided my family. The location is behind Sensoji Hospital. It may be easier to understand that it is a meeting place for the Hato bus tour. A dynamic pose statue of "Aiya ! For a while!". Powerful score. It's a tourist resource that users of the bus tour can enjoy with zero effort.