Monday, February 23, 2009


Built in 1916, the Uchiko Kabuki Theatre (Uchiko-Za) faced demolition due to its increasing decrepitude. However, the local theater-loving residents of Uchiko banded together and raised the money needed to restore the building to its original splendor. Now over 70,000 people visit the site a year.

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