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Nipponia nippon & Noh

The subject matters of our website's top movie are "Nipponia nippon" and "Noh".
Do you know "Nipponia nippon" and "Noh"?

Nipponia nippon is a crested ibis and it was extinct in the wild.

Nipponia nippon was flying in the sky in Japan once. However, in the first half of the 20th century, Nipponia nippon decreased sharply by overhunting or development.
And the Japanese race was exterminated in 2003.

Nipponia nippon
Nipponia nippon
Photo provided by
Sado Japanese crested ibis conservation center
Nipponia nippon
Photo provided by
Sado Japanese crested ibis conservation center

Noh is traditional performing arts of Japan. And Noh is designated also as the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Although the origin did not clarify, Noh was established in early stages of the Muromachi period from the late Kamakura period. Now, Noh becomes known widely in the world, and has received high evaluation.

Noh stage in Sado
Photo by H.Kaneko
Noh masks
Photo by H.Kaneko