Edo Style Lanterns: Viewing "Jiguchi Andon" at Kabukiza

※This event will be conducted in Japanese and English.
🔶Meeting Point:
歌舞伎座地下の木挽町広場
https://www.kabuki-za.co.jp/guide/kobikihiroba.html
🔶Participation Fee:
500yen (Please bring a single 500yen coin.)
🔶Description:
This is a walk to view the "Jiguchi Andon" lanterns, an annual February event coloring the outer perimeter of the Kabukiza Theatre, at night.
Jiguchi Andon are humorous paper lanterns featuring puns (jiguchi) and puzzle pictures related to Kabuki actors and plays. This stylish play full of Edo atmosphere, filled with expectations and respect for the year's performances, illuminates the night in Ginza.
The sight of the massive Kabukiza building and the gentle washi paper light of the lanterns lined up in the darkness of the night is extremely fantastic. You can experience the special atmosphere only available at this time of year, where the world of traditional performing arts and the modern night view of Ginza intersect.
It is a stylish night moment to feel the depth of Japanese traditional culture while deciphering the humor and artistry depicted on each lantern.
After visiting the main venue, Kabuki Inari Shrine, and strolling around Kabukiza, I plan to stop by a minor shrine (one that doesn't even participate in the Ginza Eight Shrines Pilgrimage).
Explanation of Jiguchi Andon
https://www.kabuki-bito.jp/special/theater/thatrecolumn/post-vol1/