Ebizo XI performs at temple

NARITA, Chiba — Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo XI performed at Naritasan Shinshoji temple on Saturday in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, and prayed for the success of a tour that will mark his succession to the prestigious stage name of Ichikawa Danjuro XIII, Hakuen.

e Ichikawa Danjuro family has been worshipping the Fudo-Myoo deity enshrined at the temple since Ichikawa Danjuro I prayed there over 300 years ago for a child and his wife subsequently had their rst son. at is said to be why the family began using Naritaya as the guild name of the Ichikawa kabuki family. (Oct. 24)

Nanako Sudo / The Yomiuri Shimbun Ichikawa Ebizo XI, center, performs at Naritasan Shinshoji temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Saturday.