Kotohira, Kagawa

Kotohira (琴平町, Kotohira-chō) is a Japanese town in Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku.[1]

Map of Kagawa Prefecture showing Kotohira

Flag

Emblem

History

Kotohira grew up around the Kotohira Shrine.[1]

Kanamaru-za in Kotohira is Japan's oldest surviving Kabuki playhouse.[2]

References

Deal, William E. (2005). Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan, p. 74.
"Kanamaruza Kabuki Theatre" at Japan-guide.com; retrieved 2013-2-24.

Other websites

Media related to Kotohira, Kagawa at Wikimedia Commons

Kotohira City website (in English) Archived 2005-12-11 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese)

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