On April 4, 2024, just as the opening of the dance performance "Kyo Odori" in Kyoto's red-light district Miyagawa-cho (Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City) approaches, a full rehearsal of "Ozarae" will be held at the venue, Kyoto University of Arts Shunjuza (Sakyo Ward). was held. The costumed geisha and maiko checked their movements and standing positions. Character videos and Nebuta floats devised and produced by students at Kyoto University of the Arts also appeared, heightening the perfection of the challenging stage that connects tradition and modernity.

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