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religious rites during the local shrine festival. In the 1820s and 1830s features of popular puppet entertainment were added to the group's performances, and by 1846 local puppeteers had begun traveling to nearby villages to perform. In the late nineteenth century the Troupe became established under
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The Imada Puppet Troupe is actively nurturing the next generation of traditional puppeteers by providing puppetry training and performance opportunities for young adults and for students at local schools. Members of the Imada Puppet Troupe also train students at Ryukyo Middle School, where a large
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The Imada
Puppetry Hall (Imada ningyō no yakata 今田人形の館) in the Tatsue District of the city of Iida in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The Hall is located on the grounds of the Omiya Hachimangu Shrine (visible at right). The photograph above was taken during the Iida Puppetry Festival in August
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wooden stage has been constructed specifically for the use of the school's traditional puppetry club. The Troupe also has hosted summer puppetry training programs many times for
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its current name, enjoying considerable regional recognition and popularity.
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