Noh Stage

Chuson-ji Temple
Hiraizumi, Japan

This stage for Noh plays was restored in 1853. The main stage area (hon-butai) is to the right, bridgeway (hashigakari) left, and mirror room (kagami-no-ma) at far left (see: The World of Noh). The temple mounts performances here every year, during the Spring and Autumn Fujiwara Festivals, in which all of the roles are played by monks and priests of the temple.