This Kabuki (traditional drama performed by male actors) theater has been showing Kabuki since the Edo period, and every year from the end of November to the end of December a seasonal tradition called the Kaomise (a face-showing ceremony) is staged.
江戸時代から続く歌舞伎の劇場で毎年11月末日より12月末まで行われる顔見世公演は京都の風物詩となっている。