The Aura of Noh Masks

For about 700 years, Noh, a unique traditional Japanese performing art that has been passed down through generations since the distant Muromachi period, has been continuously performed.

What is hidden in the essence of beauty that lies within the Noh masks, the central feature of the performance and the very foundation of the Noh actors?

Noh became prominent during the Warring States period when the samurai were engaged in wars.

Under the banner of gekokujo (the overthrow of higher authorities by lower ranks), these warriors had just been on the battlefield, killing each other.

It was in a time with no internet, no television.