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歌舞伎発祥400年 << 2003年(平成15年) 1月15日 >> 2-5-351

The 400th Anniv. of the First Performance of Kabuki Issued on January 15 2003 (Heisei 15)

The 400th Anniv. of the First Performance of Kabuki Issued on January 15 2003 (Heisei 15)
The origin of Kabuki is said to be the "Kabuki dance" that was founded by a woman named "Okuni". The name "Kafuki Tori" first appeared in the record in "Keicho Nikkenroku", which recorded the entertainment at the Omiya Gosho in May 1603. It is a thing. It is believed that the troupe of the nations began to dance under the name "Kabuki Dance" shortly before that. The stamps are issued in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the birth of Kabuki, and are designed with "Akuni Kabuki Folding Screen" and "Temporary (for a while) and Tsuchigumo".