Kabuki actor Onoe Kikunosuke V assumed the name Onoe Kikugoro VIII at a special performance held at the Kabukiza theater in Tokyo on April 29.

Onoe Kikugoro is a prestigious stage name in the world of the traditional Japanese performing art.

As part of the performance, a classical hand-clapping ceremony called koshiki kaoyose teuchishiki was held specially before the audience to pray for

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