Nishinomiya Noh Theatre - Japanese traditional arts appreciation ticket reservation November 2025 performance Noh "Makikinu" Mysterious and Norito Shrine Maiden Madness

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Noh “Makikinu”
The Mysterious Shrine Maiden of Norito (Prayer) The emperor issues an order to collect silk scrolls from all over the country, and an envoy (Tsure) travels to Kumano to deliver the silk scrolls from the capital. On the way, he visits Otonashi Tenjin Shrine, where he is captivated by the beauty of the winter plum blossoms and composes a waka poem, causing him to miss the deadline for the offering. As the reprimanded envoy is tied up, a shrine maiden (Shite) possessed by Otonashi Tenjin appears and tells his subordinate (Waki) to untie the ropes. The envoy recites the first line, "The plum blossoms bloom silently and without a sound," to which the shrine maiden replies with the second line, "If they do not smell, someone should know," and as proof that he has visited Otonashi Tenjin Shrine and the virtue of the waka poem, his sins are forgiven and he is released. The shrine maiden continues to dance possessed, but eventually regains her senses.

Commentary on the plays, chants and forms by Umewaka Motonori

Noh play "Makiginu"
Shrine maiden: Masashi Yamanaka, man of the capital: Asahiko Ueno, vassal: Fukuo Chito, servant: Ryuhei Yoshitake, flute: Atsushi Saito, small drum: Kanade Narita, large drum: Yasuyuki Moriyama, drum: Shinya Ueda, assistant: Motonori Umewaka, Tetsuro Imamura, folk song: Ryosuke Ido, Kaoru Yamada, Yusuke Ueno, Yuichiro Umewaka