{"id":9644,"date":"2026-03-17T19:55:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/?page_id=9644"},"modified":"2026-05-03T15:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T06:20:13","slug":"beneath-the-waves","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/en\/beneath-the-waves\/","title":{"rendered":"The Palace Beneath the Waves\u2014The Tale of Heike Biwa storytelling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-not-stacked-on-mobile vk_block-margin-0--margin-top vk_block-margin-0--margin-bottom has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-ca7a1ded2827a09606b67fd08ad974a5 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ed5226f6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#061a4d;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-left vk_animation-speed-fast vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-9b28cd02-1598-4348-83cc-807d98e5a070 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xxs--margin-top vk_block-margin-xxs--margin-bottom\" style=\"font-size:1.4rem\"><strong>The Tale of the Heike returns<\/strong> <br class=\"vk_responsive-br vk_responsive-br-xs\"\/><strong>to its sacred stage after three years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image vk_block-margin-xxs--margin-top vk_block-margin-xxs--margin-bottom\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/naminoshita\/\"><img 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wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#ff0101;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-vk-heading-plain vk_hidden-xs vk_hidden-sm vk_block-margin-xxs--margin-top vk_block-margin-xxs--margin-bottom has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-dbb44fc901fb4b03a39e7cf2070ad267\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:200\">On that day, what Tokuko saw at Dan-no-ura was----<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 data-wp-context---core-fit-text=\"core\/fit-text::{&quot;fontSize&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-wp-init---core-fit-text=\"core\/fit-text::callbacks.init\" data-wp-interactive data-wp-style--font-size=\"core\/fit-text::context.fontSize\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-vk-heading-plain vk_hidden-xxl vk_hidden-xl-v2 vk_hidden-lg vk_hidden-md vk_block-margin-xxs--margin-top vk_block-margin-xxs--margin-bottom has-fit-text has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a84f0e8b4c46e79c222e4b75f0b5a943\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:200\">On that day, what Tokuko saw at Dan-no-ura was----<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile vk_block-margin-md--margin-top vk_block-margin-sm--margin-bottom is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ed5226f6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/naminoshita\/\">\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/naminoshita\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"177\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jp.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9668\" style=\"width:40px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-heading vk_block-margin-lg--margin-top vk_block-margin-lg--margin-bottom\"><div class=\"vk_heading vk_heading-style-plain\"><h2 style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"vk_heading_title vk_heading_title-style-plain\"><span><strong><span data-fontsize=\"18px\" style=\"font-size: 18px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">Biwa reading play<\/span><br><span data-fontsize=\"22px\" style=\"font-size: 22px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">The Tale of the Heike<\/span><\/strong><br><span data-fontsize=\"34px\" style=\"font-size: 34px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">\"The Palace Beneath the Waves\"<\/span><br><s><span data-fontsize=\"19px\" style=\"font-size: 19px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\"> 18th April(Sat)<\/span><br>Re-enactment <span data-fontsize=\"19px\" style=\"font-size: 19px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">at<\/span> Akama Shrine, dedicated to Emperor Antoku.<br><span data-fontsize=\"22px\" style=\"font-size: 22px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\"><span data-color=\"#f78da7\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(transparent 60%,rgba(247, 141, 167, 0.7) 0);\" class=\"vk_highlighter\"> [J\/E with pamphlet]<\/span><\/span><\/s><br><a href=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/en\/?add-to-cart=9648\">You can watch the archive until May 6th.<\/a><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-down vk_animation-speed-fast vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-0e196b30-5a49-435c-ba15-952c0081d510 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-vk-heading-plain\" style=\"font-size:2rem\">Archive of the April 18th performance<br><span data-color=\"#d6d32f\" style=\"--vk-highlighter-color: rgba(214, 211, 47, 0.7);\" class=\"vk_highlighter\">\u25bdCheck it out! \u25bd<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-171be426e4128f3c509e585434e2a500 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f999aa2d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;background-color:#062c92;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ed5226f6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-vk-heading-brackets_black\" style=\"font-size:2rem\">Online Viewing<br><span data-fontsize=\"16px\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">(Apr 20 \u2013 May 6)<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-0--margin-bottom\">\u25ceEdited video available from Apr 20 (night)<br>Watch anytime until May 6th<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-button-outer vk_buttons\"><div class=\"vk_buttons_col vk_buttons_col-justify-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-button vk_button vk_button-color-custom vk_button-0cb3560b-def6-4b5e-983e-9ba471f3bc34 vk_button-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/en\/?add-to-cart=9648\" class=\"vk_button_link btn has-background btn-lg\" role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"vk_button_link_caption\"><span class=\"vk_button_link_txt\"><span data-fontsize=\"1.8rem\" style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\"><strong>Online Viewing<\/strong><\/span><br><span data-fontsize=\"16px\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">(Apr 20 \u2013 May 6)<\/span><span data-fontsize=\"1.8rem\" style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\"><br>2,500 Yen<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.vk_button-0cb3560b-def6-4b5e-983e-9ba471f3bc34 .has-background {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #14ca87;\n\t\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #14ca87;\n\t\t\t} <\/style>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Not a live stream<br>English subtitles available<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile vk_block-margin-md--margin-top vk_block-margin-sm--margin-bottom is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ed5226f6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/naminoshita\/\">\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/naminoshita\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"177\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jp.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9668\" style=\"width:40px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-heading vk_block-margin-md--margin-bottom vk_block-margin-sm--margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_heading vk_heading-style-plain\"><h2 style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"vk_heading_title vk_heading_title-style-plain\"><span><strong><span data-fontsize=\"18px\" style=\"font-size: 18px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">Biwa reading play<\/span><br><span data-fontsize=\"22px\" style=\"font-size: 22px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">The Tale of the Heike<\/span><\/strong><br><span data-fontsize=\"34px\" style=\"font-size: 34px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">\"The Palace Beneath the Waves\"<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-fast vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-d11304bc-9f66-4437-8d4c-898499fdbe6f is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>\u201cThe Palace Beneath the Waves\u201d,<\/strong> <strong>revived repeatedly since its premiere in 2018,<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-fast vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-1324fc83-ad37-42c4-a7de-e94960aa833f is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Akama Shrine \u2014 the sacred site of The Tale of the Heike,<br>where Emperor Antoku is enshrined<br>and the graves of the Heike clan are kept.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-fast vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-5983d27e-a6e2-4970-8af2-03a74841b654 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>We will be performing there for the sixth time, and our first performance in three years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"6617\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/suitenmon-s-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/suitenmon-s-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/suitenmon-s-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/suitenmon-s-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/suitenmon-s-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/suitenmon-s-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/suitenmon-s-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/suitenmon-s-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/suitenmon-s-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/suitenmon-s.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Akama-Jinguu-Shrine, Suitenmon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"6538\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/haiden-tate-s-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/haiden-tate-s-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/haiden-tate-s-scaled-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/haiden-tate-s-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/haiden-tate-s-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/haiden-tate-s-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/haiden-tate-s-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/haiden-tate-s-213x320.jpg 213w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/haiden-tate-s-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/haiden-tate-s-1320x1980.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/haiden-tate-s-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Akama-Jinguu-Shrine, Main Shrine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"8599\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ryugudenzenkei-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ryugudenzenkei-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ryugudenzenkei-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ryugudenzenkei-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ryugudenzenkei-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ryugudenzenkei.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Akama-Jinguu-Shrine, Ryugu-den<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-slow vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-fc502637-ea42-47e7-ace5-dce6154c3195 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-vk-heading-plain vk_block-margin-md--margin-top has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:24px\">I didn't know\u2014<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-slow vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-bc60ca7f-91e9-49e1-8d7e-c51eaf4ba4a5 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-vk-heading-plain has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:22px\">The Tale of the Heike is <br class=\"vk_responsive-br vk_responsive-br-xs\"\/><br class=\"vk_responsive-br vk_responsive-br-sm\"\/>such a heart-wrenching story...<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-2a48758b-c5e8-40f9-ac2c-f2ad7ddb5d62 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Of course, don\u2019t forget to pray<br>as well as watch the play.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-4cbc827e-211f-491f-89e5-28c240d897de is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>After knowing The Tale of the Heike,<\/strong><br><strong> Suitenmon and the colors of the straits will look different.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-left vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-a996eb4a-7b8a-4c4b-bbfc-2c5746cd04f9 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large vk_block-margin-sm--margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kanmon-sunset-scaled-e1657093052682-1024x333.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset of Kanmon Straits\" class=\"wp-image-5575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kanmon-sunset-scaled-e1657093052682-1024x333.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kanmon-sunset-scaled-e1657093052682-600x195.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kanmon-sunset-scaled-e1657093052682-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kanmon-sunset-scaled-e1657093052682-768x250.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kanmon-sunset-scaled-e1657093052682-1536x500.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kanmon-sunset-scaled-e1657093052682-450x146.jpg 450w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kanmon-sunset-scaled-e1657093052682-900x293.jpg 900w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kanmon-sunset-scaled-e1657093052682.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-lg--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube vk_custom_css_2\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u5e73\u5bb6\u7269\u8a9e\u6284\u9332\u300c\u6ce2\u306e\u4e0b\u306e\u90fd\u300d2026\u3000\u4e88\u544a\u7de8\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cnsSSXp-dfA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-heading vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_heading vk_heading-style-plain\" style=\"margin-bottom:0rem\"><h2 style=\"color:#fa2222;font-size:2.4rem;margin-bottom:0.4rem\" class=\"vk_heading_title vk_heading_title-style-plain has-text-color\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-book-open-reader\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span><span data-fontsize=\"18px\" style=\"font-size: 18px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">\"The Palace Beneath the Waves\" <\/span><span data-fontsize=\"26px\" style=\"font-size: 26px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">\u2014Story<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-73edab2d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#eb4343;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-c1bd38f0-740f-41ae-bd62-45feef94fce7 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">The story begins with the voice of Taira Tokuko,<br>as if she were speaking to someone unseen, recalling the fate of the Heike clan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-c189638d-de04-4fa8-bac7-63bbdebadbfd is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/agehachou-s.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8909\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:72px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/agehachou-s.png 200w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/agehachou-s-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/agehachou-s-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-normal vk_animation-8a28dc05-5b26-4166-ad80-72a29010f325 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Tokuko reminisces dreamily about the days of glory. Yet those days do not last long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Fearing the advance of the Genji warrior Kiso Yoshinaka, the Taira abandon the capital and head for Dazaifu in Kyushu. But an order to hunt down the clan has already reached there, and they are driven out again.<br>After wandering in search of refuge, they finally settle in the small harbor town of Yanagigaura, just before Mojigaseki (today\u2019s Dairi in Moji Ward).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-4d2bdd0a-9465-4bf4-9f13-95b0e6c7d5e2 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/agehachou-s.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8909\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:72px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/agehachou-s.png 200w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/agehachou-s-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/agehachou-s-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-normal vk_animation-ae0398bc-1cfb-4c5c-8498-6ebd5b45278f is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Even there, sorrow follows. The young noble Taira Kiyotsune, unable to bear the pressure, throws himself into the sea. Yet the Heike clan gathers allies, rebuilds its strength in Yanagigaura, and once again moves toward the capital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-9291904a-a28b-459d-a2a8-ee93f5165364 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/agehachou-s.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8909\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:72px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/agehachou-s.png 200w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/agehachou-s-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/agehachou-s-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-normal vk_animation-068340fd-4cb5-402c-a162-78e245750e32 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">They advance as far as Ichinotani (present-day Kobe), but are defeated by the surprise attack of Minamoto Yoshitsune. Another defeat follows at Yashima in Shikoku. At last, the Heike clan heads for the narrow strait of Dan-no-ura, establishing a base at Hikoshima and preparing to face the Genji in Japan\u2019s most treacherous tides.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-e359c872-765e-4d53-a64e-73df59487af7 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/agehachou-s.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8909\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:72px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/agehachou-s.png 200w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/agehachou-s-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/agehachou-s-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-normal vk_animation-c9d49087-51d6-4fc0-be02-d0bbafdefb09 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-md--margin-bottom\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Finally, on the eve of the battle, the Heike clan moved their entire army to Tanoura on the Moji side and held a military banquet at Mekari Shrine, where Taira Tomomori warned his brother Munemori, the commander-in-chief, that he sensed betrayal among their men\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-8952ebcc-a5a2-4f82-8e34-c51f7957c703 vk_block-margin-md--margin-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/agehachou-s.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8909\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:72px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/agehachou-s.png 200w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/agehachou-s-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/agehachou-s-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-normal vk_animation-1aea43ee-d812-4f4a-abac-f5cfc40d6334 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-md--margin-bottom\" style=\"font-size:16px\">And at last,<br>the long day of that fateful battle<br>at Dan-no-ura begins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-left vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-normal vk_animation-ae52e79a-ea0e-4436-a8ba-14b6ca449d1e is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:19px\"><strong>Her beloved child\u2014the young Emperor Antoku sinks beneath the waves.<br>The Battle of Dan-no-ura\u2014the greatest tragedy in Japanese history.<br>Without The Tale of the Heike, the story of Japan cannot be told.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:31% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/4-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Gion Shoja Bell\" class=\"wp-image-5200 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/4-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/4-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/4-640x640.png 640w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/4.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-46c22e49-ed77-4d49-a959-7054d2896398 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-sm--margin-top\">The Tale of the Heike is one of the great foundations of Japanese storytelling\u2014 inspiring everything from Kabuki and Noh to modern anime and games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-sm--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-110443a4-5b8f-4830-a625-3402501aaed1 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Its famous opening line begins with the words: \u201cThe sound of the bell of Gion Sh\u014dja.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gion Sh\u014dja was in fact a temple in India. The bell was not the large temple bell familiar in Japan, but a small bell rung beside the ear of a noble person at the moment of death. The Palace Beneath the Waves begins with the clear sound of that bell.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light vk_block-margin-md--margin-bottom has-white-color has-text-color\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3759\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/aritayaki-1024x683.jpg\" style=\"object-position:28% 66%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"28% 66%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/aritayaki-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/aritayaki-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/aritayaki-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/aritayaki-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/aritayaki.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-normal vk_animation-bd1433d9-1eab-47f1-a239-cd375c57972f is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Relief depicting the battle of Dan-no-ura (Mojiko Mekari No. 2 Observatory)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Emperor Antoku's mother, Taira Tokuko, jumps into the sea, and a warrior from The Genji Clan tries to catch her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:260px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-63b96778-5655-4b0d-b5cc-954e9acab951 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Here, at the real Dan-no-ura\u2014the Kanmon Strait\u2014 this biwa storytelling performance brings The Tale of the Heike to life. After experiencing it, connections begin to appear\u2014 between Kabuki, Noh, anime, games, and the many stories of Japan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-c3b2a295-dfde-4f14-abbe-c50d65272830 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Among them, the Battle of Dan-no-ura stands as the greatest tragedy in Japanese history: a child emperor sinking into the sea with his own grandmother. What did Tokuko, the mother of Emperor Antoku, feel in that moment? What did her brother, the Heike commander Taira Tomomori, feel?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-85e774c2-98e9-43a8-82a0-debee2ca2ed3 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>If we can clearly imagine the people who stood here 800 years ago, the waves of the Kanmon Strait will begin to look very different.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-left vk_animation-speed-fast vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-fa4fb0ed-657f-4b91-8d87-5a6448fd5c66 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xxs--margin-bottom\">Experience it at the sacred site,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-right vk_animation-speed-fast vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-3de52016-5ba1-4d2c-8050-5c14c5ded68d is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xxs--margin-top\">or take a closer look online.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-down vk_animation-speed-fast vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-c3c9083e-5ba0-40e8-97a0-4f9be3bb94da is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-vk-heading-plain\" style=\"font-size:2rem\">Archive of the April 18th performance<br><span data-color=\"#d6d32f\" style=\"--vk-highlighter-color: rgba(214, 211, 47, 0.7);\" class=\"vk_highlighter\">\u25bdCheck it out! \u25bd<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-acbcc44a3d1c58820754c19632840aee is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f999aa2d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;background-color:#062c92;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ed5226f6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-vk-heading-brackets_black\" style=\"font-size:2rem\">Online Viewing<br><span data-fontsize=\"16px\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">(Apr 20 \u2013 May 6)<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-0--margin-bottom\">\u25ceEdited video available from Apr 20 (night)<br>Watch anytime until May 6th<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-button-outer vk_buttons\"><div class=\"vk_buttons_col vk_buttons_col-justify-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-button vk_button vk_button-color-custom vk_button-5ae2f9f3-fed7-41c7-b271-131b7262f0db vk_button-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/en\/?add-to-cart=9648\" class=\"vk_button_link btn has-background btn-lg\" role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"vk_button_link_caption\"><span class=\"vk_button_link_txt\"><span data-fontsize=\"1.8rem\" style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\"><strong>Online Viewing<\/strong><\/span><br><span data-fontsize=\"16px\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">(Apr 20 \u2013 May 6)<\/span><span data-fontsize=\"1.8rem\" style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\"><br>2,500 Yen<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.vk_button-5ae2f9f3-fed7-41c7-b271-131b7262f0db .has-background {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #14ca87;\n\t\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #14ca87;\n\t\t\t} <\/style>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Not a live stream<br>English subtitles available<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile vk_block-margin-md--margin-top vk_block-margin-sm--margin-bottom is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ed5226f6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/naminoshita\/\">\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/naminoshita\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"177\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jp.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9668\" style=\"width:40px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span data-fontsize=\"21px\" style=\"font-size: 21px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Customer's Voice<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We have received the following unanimous feedback from audience members who have seen past performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h5 data-wp-context---core-fit-text=\"core\/fit-text::{&quot;fontSize&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-wp-init---core-fit-text=\"core\/fit-text::callbacks.init\" data-wp-interactive data-wp-style--font-size=\"core\/fit-text::context.fontSize\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-fit-text\"><strong>\u25ceSo vivid, it feels like watching a film.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u7435\u7436\u6717\u8aad\u5287\u300c\u6ce2\u306e\u4e0b\u306e\u90fd\u300d\u6620\u50cf\u304c\u898b\u3048\u308b \u7bc7\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hZ2aPPnV7V4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h5 data-wp-context---core-fit-text=\"core\/fit-text::{&quot;fontSize&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-wp-init---core-fit-text=\"core\/fit-text::callbacks.init\" data-wp-interactive data-wp-style--font-size=\"core\/fit-text::context.fontSize\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-fit-text\"><strong>\u25ceTheir dialogue flows like a jazz session.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u7435\u7436\u6717\u8aad\u5287\u300c\u6ce2\u306e\u4e0b\u306e\u90fd\u300d\u4e8c\u4eba\u306e\u9593\u5408\u3044\u306f\u30bb\u30c3\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u7bc7\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oL5kHM0Wegw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer\"><div class=\"vk_spacer-display-pc\" style=\"margin-top:40px\"><\/div><div class=\"vk_spacer-display-tablet\" style=\"margin-top:30px\"><\/div><div class=\"vk_spacer-display-mobile\" style=\"margin-top:20px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h5 data-wp-context---core-fit-text=\"core\/fit-text::{&quot;fontSize&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-wp-init---core-fit-text=\"core\/fit-text::callbacks.init\" data-wp-interactive data-wp-style--font-size=\"core\/fit-text::context.fontSize\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-fit-text\"><strong>\u25ceA local story I never knew.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u7435\u7436\u6717\u8aad\u5287\u300c\u6ce2\u306e\u4e0b\u306e\u90fd\u300d\u5730\u5143\u4eba\u3082\u76ee\u304b\u3089\u30a6\u30ed\u30b3\u7bc7\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IbfFSDQuVxg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h5 data-wp-context---core-fit-text=\"core\/fit-text::{&quot;fontSize&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-wp-init---core-fit-text=\"core\/fit-text::callbacks.init\" data-wp-interactive data-wp-style--font-size=\"core\/fit-text::context.fontSize\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-fit-text\"><strong>\u25ceThe atmosphere was incredible.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u7435\u7436\u6717\u8aad\u5287\u300c\u6ce2\u306e\u4e0b\u306e\u90fd\u300d\u5efa\u7269\u3068\u3074\u3063\u305f\u308a\u7bc7\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WBHGrZCCjPQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-right vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-0768b3f3-56c4-4ee2-aa2a-34125dd5c812 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-md--margin-top has-vk-color-primary-vivid-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><strong>\u2014And now, the tide turns again\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-left vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-b142ed80-7c89-4f22-b93a-29bc34448a0d is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vk-color-primary-vivid-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><strong>As you witness this story,<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-right vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-ffbdd76a-002b-4e1c-ad53-2aa7b9cd4447 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vk-color-primary-vivid-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><strong>what will it make you feel?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Performer<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:37% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chika-s.jpg\" alt=\"Ehara Chika\" class=\"wp-image-3811 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chika-s.jpg 400w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chika-s-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chika-s-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-md--margin-top has-large-font-size\"><strong>Story teller<\/strong><br><strong> Kenreimon-in Taira Tokuko<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-huge-font-size\"><strong>Ehara Chika<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-wp-context---core-fit-text=\"core\/fit-text::{&quot;fontSize&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-wp-init---core-fit-text=\"core\/fit-text::callbacks.init\" data-wp-interactive data-wp-style--font-size=\"core\/fit-text::context.fontSize\" class=\"has-fit-text has-normal-font-size\"><strong>A storyteller of grace and strength from Shimonoseki <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Ehara Chika first drew national attention at just fifteen, when she was awarded Runner-Up in the Miss Japan Contest, a competition that values both inner and outer beauty. In the same year, she received the Grand Prize of the Kitakyushu Children\u2019s Nonfiction Literature Award for her essay When My Father Was Gone.<br>Since then, she has built a career as an actress, dancer, and model, while retaining the sincerity and sensitivity that first distinguished her as a young girl. She has also appeared in independent stage productions, including Inoue Hisaishi\u2019s The Face of Jizo and Kishida Kokushi\u2019s Monologue, continuing to grow as a stage performer.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 35%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right vk_block-margin-md--margin-top has-large-font-size\"><strong>Biwa performer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-huge-font-size\"><strong>Takagi Seihou<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-wp-context---core-fit-text=\"core\/fit-text::{&quot;fontSize&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-wp-init---core-fit-text=\"core\/fit-text::callbacks.init\" data-wp-interactive data-wp-style--font-size=\"core\/fit-text::context.fontSize\" class=\"has-text-align-right has-fit-text has-normal-font-size\"><strong>The best biwa in Japan! Chikuzen biwa player from Fukuoka  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">In 2018, she won First Prize at the Japan Biwa Music Competition, the country\u2019s leading contest for biwa performers. She has since expanded her work through major productions, including the large-scale stage performance \u201cChikuzen Biwa Live Theater \u2014 The Tale of the Heike in Sound and Image\u201d at the Fukuoka City Science Museum.<br>In July 2023, her powerful performance in \u201cThe Tale of Hoichi the Earless\u201d at Akama Shrine captivated audiences. Now widely recognized as one of Japan\u2019s foremost biwa performers, her commanding playing and voice are truly overwhelming when heard live.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/seihou-s.jpg\" alt=\"Takagi Seihou\" class=\"wp-image-3810 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/seihou-s.jpg 400w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/seihou-s-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/seihou-s-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image vk_block-margin-md--margin-bottom vk_block-margin-sm--margin-top\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mark-b-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279\" style=\"width:93px;height:78px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mark-b-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mark-b.png 193w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-right vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-745ec82d-8a82-49a6-8f3c-8faa26806872 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>A master of traditional music.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-left vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-aa4179da-3375-4bdb-9057-83badcf71616 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong><em><strong>An actress reimagining Tokuko.<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-up vk_animation-speed-normal vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-a8fcfd16-ac04-4067-a83f-d8e7d0dd2176 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Two voices. One timeless Tale of the Heike. <br class=\"vk_responsive-br vk_responsive-br-xs\"\/>Don\u2019t miss it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/eye-naminoshita2021-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/eye-naminoshita2021-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/eye-naminoshita2021-2-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/eye-naminoshita2021-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/eye-naminoshita2021-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/eye-naminoshita2021-2-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/eye-naminoshita2021-2-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/eye-naminoshita2021-2-107x60.jpg 107w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/eye-naminoshita2021-2-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/eye-naminoshita2021-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><small>Photo by Kiyoshi Kuzukami<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"ol\"><strong>\u25a0Performance Summary<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>\u25ceTitle: The <font size=\"3\">Tale of the Heike<\/font> <span data-fontsize=\"21px\" style=\"font-size: 21px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">\"The Palace Beneath the Waves<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong>Written &amp; Directed by Tomita Tsuyoshi <span data-fontsize=\"12px\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">(tomitaproduce Co., Ltd.)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>\u25ceDate: April 18, 2026 (Saturday)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><strong>MATINEE : Doors 12:00 PM \/ Starts 12:30 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><strong>SOIREE : Doors 15:00 PM \/ Starts 15:30 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>*Pre-school children are not admitted. <br>*Elementary school students may enter with a parent or guardian.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u25ceVenue: Ryugu-den, Akama-Jingu-Shrine, Shimonoseki <\/strong><br><span data-fontsize=\"15px\" style=\"font-size: 15px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\"> 4-1 Amidaji-Temple, Shimonoseki-City, Yamaguchi 750-0003, Japan<\/span><br><span data-fontsize=\"16px\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\"> 083-231-4132<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image vk_block-margin-md--margin-bottom\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ryuguden-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ryuguden-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ryuguden-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ryuguden-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ryuguden-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ryuguden.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-left vk_animation-speed-fast vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-1213c38e-e88f-440f-a971-9db6a95ab793 is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xxs--margin-bottom\">Experience it at the sacred site,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-right vk_animation-speed-fast vk_animation-range-short vk_animation-8470d790-f666-4ca8-9cae-fc8d5d90512f is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-animation-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xxs--margin-top\">or take a closer look online.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-animation vk_animation vk_animation-slide-down 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class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">(Apr 20 \u2013 May 6)<\/span><span data-fontsize=\"1.8rem\" style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\"><br>2,500 Yen<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.vk_button-966d0923-754d-4287-b488-6f59dafbe288 .has-background {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #14ca87;\n\t\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #14ca87;\n\t\t\t} <\/style>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Not a live stream<br>English subtitles available<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile vk_block-margin-md--margin-top vk_block-margin-sm--margin-bottom is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ed5226f6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/naminoshita\/\">\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/naminoshita\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"177\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jp.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9668\" style=\"width:40px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-xl--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Organizer: Kanmon Time Travel Office<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Co-Organizer: Akama Jingu Shrine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image vk_block-margin-lg--margin-bottom\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/suitenmon-s-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/suitenmon-s-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/suitenmon-s-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/suitenmon-s-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/suitenmon-s-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/suitenmon-s-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/suitenmon-s-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/suitenmon-s-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/suitenmon-s-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/suitenmon-s.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"pg\"><strong><s>Printed tickets are also available <br class=\"vk_responsive-br vk_responsive-br-xs\"\/>at the following ticket offices.<\/s><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns vk_block-margin-sm--margin-top has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-dc9da62d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#fff8de;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-vk-heading-plain vk_block-margin-xs--margin-top vk_block-margin-md--margin-bottom has-large-font-size\"><s>Ticket Sales Office<\/s><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-grid-column vk_gridColumn\"><div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-grid-column-item vk_gridColumn_item col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 col-xxl-6\"><div class=\"vk_gridColumn_item_inner  has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color  has-background-color has-white-background-color\" style=\"padding-bottom:30px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-huge-font-size\">Shimonoseki City<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>(1) Akama Shrine Shrine Office<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-0--margin-top has-small-font-size\">4-1 Amida-ji-cho, Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture 750-0003<br>Phone: +81 83-231-4138<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>(2) Lifelong Learning Plaza DreamShip<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-0--margin-top has-small-font-size\">3-1-1 Hosoe-cho, Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture 750-0016<br>Phone: +81 83-231-1234<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-grid-column-item vk_gridColumn_item col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 col-xxl-6\"><div class=\"vk_gridColumn_item_inner  has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color  has-background-color has-white-background-color\" style=\"padding-bottom:30px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-huge-font-size\">Kitakyushu City<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>(1) Kokura Izutsuya Shinkan 8F Play Guide<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-0--margin-top has-small-font-size\">8th Floor, New Building, 1-1 Funabacho, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture 802-0007<br>Phone: +81 93-522-2682<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>(2) Wel Tobata<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-0--margin-top has-small-font-size\">1-6 Shioi-cho, Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture 804-0067<br>Phone: +81 Phone: +81 93-871-7200<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-md--margin-top has-large-font-size\"><strong>We are waiting for you!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/eye.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/eye.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/eye-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/eye-1024x538.jpg 1024w, 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