Kabuki-za Theater & Higashi Ginza 歌舞伎座・東銀座
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Higashi Ginza Station is closest to Higashi Ginza, home of the Kabuki-za Theater, Japan's most famous kabuki theater.
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The Kabuki-za Theater looks like traditional building surrounded by modern buildings.
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The Kabuki-za Theater was rebuilt in March 2013 with a design almost identical to the previous theater. The biggest difference is the tall skyscraper integrated with theater.
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Front entrance to Kabuki-za Theater.
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Crowd come for the newly rebuilt Kabuki-za Theater's first New Year's performance in Jan. 2014.
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Kadomatsu pine New Year's decorations at Kabuki-za Theater in Jan. 2014.
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Kabuki-za Theater ticker booth and entrance for 4th floor (cheap seats).
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Kabuki-za Theater ticket booth.
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How to buy Kabuki-za Theater tickets.
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Kabuki plays for Jan. 2014.
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Entrance to 4th floor to see individual acts.
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Inside Kabuki-za Theater. From the cheap seats, you cannot see the hanamichi.
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Corner of the Kabuki-za Theater has a small Shinto shrine and torii.
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Shinto shrine at Kabuki-za Theater.
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Roof of Kabuki-za Theater
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Roof of Kabuki-za Theater
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Kabukiza Tower is embedded toward the rear of the theater.
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Kabuki-za's rooftop garden is open to the public.
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Kabuki-za also has a museum open to the public. This room shows pictures and scale models of previous Kabuki-za theaters.
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Previous Kabuki-za Theater at night before it was torn down to build the new theater.
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The new Kabuki-za under construction in 2012.
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"Gunma-chan" Gunma Prefecture gift shop in Higashi Ginza, Tokyo.
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Iwate Prefecture gift shop in Higashi Ginza, Tokyo.
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Canon Photo Salon Gallery, product showroom, and service center in Higashi Ginza
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Old building used to be the entrance to a small basement mall of three movie theaters and eateries.
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Old building used to be the entrance to a small basement mall of three movie theaters and eateries.
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Old building serving as the entrance to a small basement mall of three movie theaters called Cine-Past シネパスト and eateries.
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Basement mall for Cine Past 1, 2, and 3 movie theaters. Dates back to the 1950s. It closed in March 2013.
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Entrance to Cine Past 3 movie theater.
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Inside Ginza Cine Past movie theater. シネパトス
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Building on the other end of the underground Cine Past mall. March 2013.In front of the Mitsui Garden Hotel. Also closed in
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Other entrance/exit for Ginza Cine Past movie theaters. シネパトス
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Local Tsukiji Honganji Boy Scout who asked me to answer an oral survey.
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