Kids perform Kabuki

A kid waits make-up in preparation for a Kabuki performance during a Maruoka Kids Kabuki tenth anniversary plays at indoor stadium, Isobe elementary  school in Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 20,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery 844Y 9897.                                                                                                                                                Kids Kabuki in Maruoka tenth anniversary marked two days from November 20 to 21 and they performance most famous Edo period samurai story as known “Chushingura” at Isobe elementary school indoor stadium in Fukui prefecture, Japan.

Fifteen of Japanese elementary and junior school students performed real historical incident, which forty – seven loyal samurai assassination by his junior samurai during the beginning of Edo period in 1701. This story has become famous later in Japan through and turn into a plays, novels movies and kabuki drama.
Kabuki is a popular Japanese musical drama characterized by elaborate costuming and makeup. As well as kids Kabuki program take a place around the country theater in these days.
               

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Kids perform Kabuki  during a Maruoka Kids Kabuki tenth anniversary plays at indoor stadium, Isobe elementary  school in Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 21,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery 844Y1372.                                                       

Kids perform Kabuki  during a Maruoka Kids Kabuki tenth anniversary plays at indoor stadium, Isobe elementary  school in Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 21,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery 844Y1409.

Kids perform traditional Japanese dance  during a Maruoka Kids Kabuki tenth anniversary plays at indoor stadium, Isobe elementary  school in Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 21,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery 844Y0111.

Kids perform Kabuki  during a Maruoka Kids Kabuki tenth anniversary plays at indoor stadium, Isobe elementary  school in Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 21,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery 844Y1387.

Kids perform Kabuki  during a Maruoka Kids Kabuki tenth anniversary plays at indoor stadium, Isobe elementary  school in Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 20,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery 844Y0773

Kids perform traditional Japanese dance  during a Maruoka Kids Kabuki tenth anniversary plays at indoor stadium, Isobe elementary  school in Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 21,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery 844Y0060.

Kids perform Kabuki  during a Maruoka Kids Kabuki tenth anniversary plays at indoor stadium, Isobe elementary  school in Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 20,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery 844Y0980

A kid is daubed in make-up in preparation for a Kabuki performance during a Maruoka Kids Kabuki tenth anniversary plays as known “Chushingura” at indoor stadium, Isobe elementary  school in Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 20,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery 844Y9926.    

Kids perform Kabuki  during a Maruoka Kids Kabuki tenth anniversary plays at indoor stadium, Isobe elementary  school in Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 21,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery 844Y1429

Kids take a rest after the  make-up preparation for a Kabuki performance during a Maruoka Kids Kabuki tenth anniversary plays as known “Chushingura” at indoor stadium, Isobe elementary  school in Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 20,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery 844Y9184. 

A kid make-up in preparation for a Kabuki performance during a Maruoka Kids Kabuki tenth anniversary plays as known “Chushingura” at indoor stadium, Isobe elementary  school in Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 20,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery 844Y9214. 

A kid is daubed in make-up in preparation for a Kabuki performance during a Maruoka Kids Kabuki tenth anniversary plays as known “Chushingura” at indoor stadium, Isobe elementary  school in Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 20,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery 844Y9868

Kids perform Kabuki  during a Maruoka Kids Kabuki tenth anniversary

plays at indoor stadium, Isobe elementary  school in Fukui prefecture about

320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 21,2010.

Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery 844Y1683

Kids perform Kabuki  during a Maruoka Kids Kabuki tenth anniversary
plays at indoor stadium, Isobe elementary  school in Fukui prefecture about
320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 20,2010.
Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery 844Y0835

Kids perform traditional Japanese dance  during a Maruoka Kids Kabuki tenth anniversary plays at indoor stadium, Isobe elementary  school in Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 21,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery 844Y0060.

Snow crab catching in the Sea of Japan.

A commercial crab catching fisherman stands in the vessel during a crab capturing in the Sea of Japan. pictures has taken November 18,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Picture Gallery.844Y7799.

Dozens of seagulls fly and follow a snow crab vessel as they try to catch fallen fish from the snow crab catching net.that beautiful seen I saw when I was came to outdoor area from sleeping quarters below the deck of vessel “Kisshomaru” during the two days journey in Sea of Japan with commercial crabs catching fishermen.

It is so easy for sea gull to find their food without tired. But Echizen crab catching commercial fishermen works not that much easy. About 35 hours continually works under the freezing wind and during that long time has a one or half hour rest each three hours. That is the time of before the pull the crab net. Those small break their use mostly for sleep in cabin quarters and having their food. Sometime they were read the Japanese comedian  pictures books and take rest for their tired mind. 

“Freezing weather hard to work in sea but I so much like to do this job” said Takahiro Sagawa, 19 years old. “I walk out from my high education and find this job in this year. Earlier I did some part time job. “Very difficult to get a job present economic crisis. This is my first crab catching season,” Said Takahiro.

Snow crab is local name of Echizen crab that crab is one of most expensive crab in Japan. As well as that crab is so much delicious. Echizen crab has captured from Echizen city to Mikuni city area at Fukui prefecture in Sea of Japan that located about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo. Every year winter is the season of Echizen crab and this year November 6 started crab capture up to March 20 of next year. 

Male and female crab captured by commercial fishermen that Echizen crabs living about 300 to 400 meters deep in the Sea of Japan.

Minami Teruo, 58 years old last ten years captured crab and he said how difficult to capture Echizen crab in deep see. “This is difficult job. Some time I like some time I don’t like to do this job.”
Minami is worried this year crab price is a less and said, “We captured same quantity of crab but price not as much of last year.”

Commercial Echizen crab catching domestic fisheries market in build up Meiji period during the 1870. Presently, domestic fishermen catching about 350 tone of crab and supply domestic fisheries market annually.
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A man sort through the crab caught in the Sea of Japan. pictures has taken November 19,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery. 844Y8585

Commercial crab catching fishermen pull the net during a crab capturing in the Sea of Japan. pictures has taken November 18,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery 844Y7717.

Commercial crab catching fishermen arrange the net during a crab capturing in the Sea of Japan. pictures has taken November 18,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y7416

Commercial crab catching fisherman sort through the crab from net in the vessel during a crab capturing in Sea of Japan. pictures has taken November 19,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.844Y7908

Commercial crab catching fisherman ready to pull the net during a crab capturing in Sea of Japan. pictures has taken November 18,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery  844Y7990

A man walks through the sight of the crab sort at Mikuni fishing port in Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo. pictures has taken November 18,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y7416

Commercial crab catching fishermen pull the net during a crab capturing in the Sea of Japan. pictures has taken November 18,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery 844Y7882.

Commercial crab catching fisherman sort through the crab from net in the vessel during a crab capturing in Sea of Japan. pictures has taken November 19,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.844Y7747

A man sort through the crab caught in the Sea of Japan. pictures has taken November 19,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery. 844Y8579

Commercial crab catching fishermen arrange the net during a crab capturing in the Sea of Japan. pictures has taken November 18,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y8206

Commercial crab catching fisherman take a food in sleeping square in the vessel. pictures has taken November 18,2010.Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y8086

A man sort through the crab caught in the Sea of Japan. pictures has taken November 19,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery. 844Y8674

Commercial crab catching fisherman take a rest in sleeping square in the vessel ,Sea of Japan. pictures has taken November 18,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y8112

A man sort through the crab caught in the Sea of Japan. pictures has taken
November 19,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery. 844Y8654
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Daikon from Fukui

A man arranges radish on the huge bamboo frame front of the Agriculture Association in Fukui city about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 15, 2010. Agriculture Association of Fukui hold 1400 radish on the bamboo frame to dry that value about 140,000 Yen (1687.80US$). Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.844Y6915

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Japanese men arrange radish on the huge bamboo frame front of the Agriculture Association in Fukui city about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 15, 2010. Agriculture Association of Fukui hold 1400 radish on the bamboo frame to dry that value about 140,000 Yen (1687.80US$). Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.844Y6874

A man arranges radish on the huge bamboo frame front of the Agriculture Association in Fukui city about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 15, 2010. Agriculture Association of Fukui hold 1400 radish on the bamboo frame to dry that value about 140,000 Yen (1687.80US$). Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.844Y6928

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Inside the quality of Echizen, Snow Crab

A woman sees the fresh crabs live in sea water tank during a Echizen Crab Festival at Sunset Beach in Mikuni, Fukui prefecture, about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 14, 2010. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.844Y6482

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A small girl taste soup ball of Miso Crab during a Echizen Crab Festival
 at Sunset Beach in Mikuni, Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers
northwest Tokyo, Japan November14, 2010. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe.
/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y6362 

Five years ago I started to eat Echizen crabs because my wife so much likes to eat crabs. Early I hate to eaten the crab because that crabs is so difficult task for me to ate. Now I like too, eat to Echizen crabs that taste is so much good said Yamazaki Masake 31 years old  man in Mikuni city, who was married five years ago.

Yamazaki is come with his wife and newly born baby for enjoy the taste and buy the Echizen crabs in annual crab’s festival. 

Fresh crabs live in sea water tank during a Echizen Crab Festival at 
Sunset Beach in Mikuni, Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers north
west Tokyo, Japan November14, 2010. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street
 Photo Gallery. 844Y6362

Men take out boil crabs from boiler during a Echizen Crab Festival at 
Sunset Beach in Mikuni, Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers north
west Tokyo, Japan November14, 2010. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street
 Photo Gallery. 844Y6494

Echizen Crab Festival is one of biggest seafood event in Hokuriku region that event held on November 13 Saturday and 14 Sunday at Mikuni Sunset Beach one week after start to catching the crabs in this year. That festival starts 15 years ago in 1995. That is like a two day celebration and promotion of Echizen crabs. Although, ordinary people should buy Echizen crabs 10% to 20% special discount and taste the crab hot pot. Miso Crab soup is most famous more than bake and boils crab hot pot that is  \300.

Thousands of people come to enjoy the taste and buy to Echizen crab some less price during a two days crab festival.

Yamazaki is worried about crab prize and said “Echizen crabs is too much expensive because that brand name”.

On the other hand crabs catching fishermen worried about this year crabs price is less. Japan’s economic and financial crisis has effected for this year crab price too. Mikuni Fishing Corporation official said, large size of 

A woman vends the crabs during a Echizen Crab Festival at  Sunset
Beach in Mikuni, Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers northwest
Tokyo, Japan November14, 2010. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street
 Photo Gallery. 844Y6426

Echizen crab (snow crab) that weight 1.6 kilogram sold Yen |55,000(USD 676.71) highest price in the last year but that same size Echizen Crab this year sell  Yen 33,400(USD 410.94) during the first day, November 6 Echizen crab auction at fishing market in Mikuni city, Fukui prefecture.
Fishermen and crab selling person hope crab price will be going up with next few days.

People buy the crabs during a Echizen Crab Festival at Sunset Beach in
Mikuni, Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan 
November14,2010.Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y6229

Mikunionsen Bouyouru is one of biggest crabs catching company and their run newly open crab restaurant. That company managing director Shoichi Mori, 46 years old said “different people living in the world. Crabs also like that. Inside the quality of Echizen crab has some different comparing to other crabs. These crabs are so fresh and living in good condition of environment ocean around the Mikuni port, Sea of Japan.
Echizen crab is one of most expensive crab in Japan. That crab trade mark is yellow tag which tag even boiling time and serving time can see big size right hand.

A small girl taste soup ball of Miso Crab during a Echizen Crab Festival at Sunset Beach in Mikuni, Fukui prefecture, about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 14, 2010. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.844Y6374

A man sees crabs at stall during a Echizen Crab Festival at Sunset Beach in Mikuni, Fukui prefecture, about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 14, 2010. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.844Y6416

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Shimenawa, a sacred rope

Farmers and salary workers use the rice straw and make huge size Shimenawa at Misuumi Assembly center in Ikeda, Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 7,2010. These Shimenawa straw ropes hung above the front entrance of Shrine for show to separate the sacred or pure space from people, usually a Shinto Shrine, hung the Shimenawa and mark the entry into a sacred area.
Every year December they change old Shimenawa and set up new one.
Ikeda city is most country side city in Fukui, which city about 20 farmers and salary workers together use their Sunday holiday for make to Shimenawa for 130 Shrine. They supply Ikeda Shimenawa most of Shirne around the Fukui since 1970. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.844Y6040

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A man use the rice straw and make huge size Shimenawa at Misuumi Assembly center in Ikeda, Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 7,2010. These Shimenawa straw ropes hung above the front entrance of Shrine for show to separate the sacred or pure space from people, usually a Shinto Shrine, hung the Shimenawa and mark the entry into a sacred area.
Every year December they change old Shimenawa and set up new one.
Ikeda city’s most country side city in Fukui, which city about 20 farmers and salary workers together use their Sunday holiday for make to Shimenawa for 130 Shrine. They supply Ikeda Shimenawa most of Shirne around the Fukui since 1970. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.844Y6047

Farmers and salary workers use the rice straw and make huge size Shimenawa at Misuumi Assembly center in Ikeda, Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan November 7,2010. These Shimenawa straw ropes hung above the front entrance of Shrine for show to separate the sacred or pure space from people, usually a Shinto Shrine, hung the Shimenawa and mark the entry into a sacred area.
Every year December they change old Shimenawa and set up new one.
Ikeda city’s most country side city in Fukui, which city about 20 farmers and salary workers together use their Sunday holiday for make to Shimenawa for 130 Shrine. They supply Ikeda Shimenawa most of Shirne around the Fukui since 1970. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.844Y6078

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Fisermen worried Snow Crab price might be less.

A fisherman who is crab catching  shows most expensive Echizen crab against the backdrop of sunset at Mikuni port in Fukui Prefecture, about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo Japan, November 6, 2010. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y5600

A fisherman who is crab catching  arranges
most expensive Echizen crab box for selling
crab auction at Mikuni port in Fukui Prefecture,
about 320 kilometers  northwest Tokyo, Japan.
November 6,2010. Pic- Buddhika Weearsinghe /
Street Photo Gallery.844Y5937

 In Japan, Fishermen catching the Echizen Crab who worried this year crab price might be a lesser amount of comparing other years for the reason that country economic and financial crisis. Mikuni Fishing Corporation official said, large size of Echizen crab (snow crab) that weight 1.6 kilogram sold Yen |55,000(USD 676.71) highest price in the last year but that same size Echizen Crab this year sell  Yen 33,400(USD 410.94) during the first day, November 6 Echizen crab auction at fishing market in Mikuni city, Fukui prefecture.

Mikuni port located about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan

Each year Echizen crab catching from November to next year March. Today is a first day of Echizen crab catching on this season and twelve crab catching vessel came to Mikuni port.
Echizen crab is one of most expensive crab and that is big business in Japan. Yellow tag is trade mark of these most expensive crabs which tag even boiling time and serving time can see his big size right hand.
These large size crabs local name is Snow Crabs but that name not much famous as a Echizen crab around the Japan.




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A fisherman who is crab catching checks the weight of most expensive Echizen crab at Mikuni port in Fukui Prefecture, about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo Japan, November 6, 2010. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y5758

A fisherman who is crab catching rests at vessel  against the backdrop of sunset at Mikuni port in Fukui Prefecture, about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo Japan, November 6, 2010. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y5401

A woman puts yellow tags most expensive Echizen crab for selling  at Mikuni port in Fukui Prefecture, about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo Japan, November 6, 2010. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y5508

A fisherman who is crab catching take outs most expensive Echizen crab from vessel against the backdrop of sunset at Mikuni port in Fukui Prefecture, about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo Japan, November 6, 2010. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y5530

A fisherman who is crab catching take outs most expensive Echizen crab from vessel against the backdrop of sunset at Mikuni port in Fukui Prefecture, about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo Japan, November 6, 2010. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y5617

Most expensive Echizen crab selling boxes display during a auction  at Mikuni port in Fukui Prefecture, about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo Japan, November 6, 2010. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y5728

A fishermen who is crab catching checks the weight of most expensive Echizen crab at Mikuni port in Fukui Prefecture, about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo Japan, November 6, 2010. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y5790

A salesman announce price of most expensive   Echizen crab during a crab auction at at Mikuni port in Fukui Prefecture, about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo Japan, November 6, 2010. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y5844

A woman looks most expensive   Echizen crab selling boxes during a crab auction at at Mikuni port in Fukui Prefecture, about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo Japan, November 6, 2010. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y5984

A crab restaurant at Mikuni port in Fukui Prefecture, about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo Japan, November 6, 2010. Japanese eat raw, boiled or grilled crabs.Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y6024

A fisherman who is crab catching  cleans the strong code in vessel  after return at Mikuni port in Fukui Prefecture, about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo Japan, November 6, 2010. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y5412

A fishermen who is crab catching  pull the cart with crab boxes  at Mikuni port in Fukui Prefecture, about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo Japan, November 6, 2010. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y5695

A fisherman who is crab catching  walks against the backdrop of sunset at Mikuni port in Fukui Prefecture, about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo Japan, November 6, 2010. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y5578

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