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Wadaiko – traditional Japanese drum performance Okage Yokocho’s exclusive taiko drum team, Shinon Daiko, performs throughout the year at the Taiko Yagura, an open air structure in the heart of Okage Yokocho. Created in 1992, the same year that Okage Yokocho opened, the Shinon Daiko team conducts high energy drum performances with the spirit of shinon kansha, a thankfulness for nature’s generosity.
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Japanese picture storytelling performance For generations, traditional Japanese picture storytelling has charmed audiences of all ages. Continuing today, at a time when so much of our information and entertainment is conveyed through technology, the performers at the paper theatre square wish to preserve this simple form of entertainment and the deep connection that happens between entertainers and onlookers through their original materials and love of their craft.
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Seishi Yamaguchi Haiku Exhibition, Tomikichiro Tokuriki wood print (Hanga) memorial hall The museum exhibits and sell the works by Tomikichiro Tokuriki, who is highly acclaimed as one of the representing print artists of the Showa period. The museum also shows Seishi Yamaguchi's haiku, biography, and a video of the days of his life.
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wild flower and gardening shop
As you walk westward along Okage Yokocho, with its cobblestoned streets and kizami cedar plank walls, you will come across a bridge over a small waterway on your left.
Beyond the bridge, there is a 330-square-meter garden filled with seasonal flora and bonsai trees. Here, you can enjoy seasonal flowers and plants, as well as a beautiful scenery and the experience of interacting with local culture, history, and people. Why not try handcrafting to make your trip to Iseji even more memorable in Okage Yokocho?