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Hey guys. We're at Tabaka right now
and Tabaka is a company that um
allows you to share experiences
with locals in Japan.
Which is pretty cool so it's not
it's like unlike other
you know, regular tours that you would go on.
It's something more personal.
And a lot of people did, um,
like the day in the life of a monk,
or, um, the farm.
The organic farming
which is pretty cool so I saw those videos.
I really wanted to try, um,
the noh theatre one.
So today we're gonna learn about Japanese
traditional theatre today.
So I'm really excited about that.
But right now I'm in Harajuku,
So, you can see.
We're like, in this alleyway in Harajuku.
And they have like, crepes here,
and crazy costumes,
and we're about to go inside and see
what they're gonna have us to
and where we're going to go from there.
So, I'll see you guys there.
And today I'm with my friends, um,
Sam and Emma.
And they're from the channel
tokidoki travel...
Emma's from the channel tokidoki traveller
and Sam is from Sam in Tokyo.
So, you guys should check them out.
Okay, so we're at the Tabaka office right now
and we're waiting to depart on our adventure.
We're just looking through the catalog right now
and making a list of all the things that we wanna do
huh huh huh in the future.
This rainbow garden looks great.
I know.
So we're going to a noh theatre
and I know nothing.
Konnichiwa. Hajimemashite. (Hello. Nice to meet you.)
Irasshaimase (Welcome.)
Wow, this is cool.
This is a Japanese traditional theatre.
Wow.
Okay, so we're gonna watch a video about what they do
for noh theatre and how they dress up and everything
and then we're going to go experience it.
So, it's pretty cool so far.
This is the mirror room off the stage right rampway.
Here, an actor not only prepares his costumes,
but also his mind.
Okay, so we finished watching the video,
and now we're going to see
the noh stage.
So we're coming right here.
Oh my god, this is so cool.
Oh my gosh, I've always wanted to do this.
This is the noh theatre stage
made entirely from unfinished hinoki.
Or, Japanese cypress.
There are no major curtains,
and it contains only a single pine tree
painted on the back panel.
On one side is a long walkway
to the main stage
which symbolizes connecting worlds.
So we're about to see what they do
during a noh performance
which is pretty cool.
This is like so interesting.
What do you think about this?
It's insanely big I feel--... I can't believe!
And like the smell of it
It smells like wood.
Like, wood.
It's like a good smell.
It's really fragrant, kind of like- But it's like!
...like Christmas trees.
I don't know what it it smells like history.
That's what it smells like. - Like, old.
Noh is the word derived from
the sino-iapanese word for "skill," or "talent."
It's the oldest major theatre art still performed today.
It was performed in the beginning of the 14th century
and usually entails stories from
folklore and traditional literature.
Masks are worn to stimulate
the audience's imagination,
and intensify body language and movement.
We're going to get into like the traditional socks and like
walk around the stage which is like pretty awesome.
I'm like really excited about that.
I'm living the dream.
When opening the curtain to the stage,
there is a special word that must be said,
in order for you to enter.
This is amazing.
This is um, where the orchestra people come in.
The orchestra sits here,
the chorus sits over here,
the chorus sits over here
and this is where the actors are.
It was time to go through our first noh training sequence.
We learned how to express emotion
such as sadness
and anger.
Then, we put those emotions together
with fluid movement.
Well, as fluid as possible, anyway.
Next, we had a mask fitting.
The masks are made of cypress
and they say that wearing the mask keeps it moist
and preserves the wood.
It keeps it pure.
This is me, Kelly.
Hi, guys.
This is a sk- okay guys, get in.
I'm a dude.
Get in. This is a good thumbnail.
Right here.
I'm scared that if I do facial expressions it will slip.
Oh gosh, you look scary.
Guys, selfie time.
Next, we did the routine with the masks on.
And you could not see anything.
It was so challenging.
You are very fast, like....
I think you're doing like...
bigger steps.
Masks can still express feelings by
tilting them a certain way.
'Kay, so we finished out performance here
at the noh theatre and it was
really really fun.
And think this is probably one of the coolest experiences
I've had in Japan.
Actually it's the number one coolest experience
I've had in Japan because
I really like theatre and
to get this once in a lifetime chance, like,
to do this is one of my dreams.
I'm so happy because I studied this in school and
to see this, like a private
performance and like experience it was
literally the best. Thank you so much.
Tabaka. Oh my gosh. I am so happy.
Um, yeah. So if you guys wanna try
this out for yourselves, you can
if you go to tabaka's website.
You can click the link below
and sign up.
It's a great experience so I highly recommend it.
There are so many other things you can do with this website.
It's like a private tour, so
I really, really really
suggest that you do something like this.
At least one of the things from their website.
But, this was one of my favorites.
So, hands down one of my favorites.
Yeah, but, um yeah they really really connect
you to this culture in a more personal way.
I love that about this company.
Thank you guys for watching.
And, um, I hope you enjoyed this video
and I'll see you in my next video.
See you guys next time. Bye.