Kayoi-Komachi (Lady Komachi Visited) : Details

Schools	All five
Category	The fourth group Noh, shūshin-mono
Author	Revised by Kannami
Subject	“Utarongi”, “Gōke-shidai”, “Kojidan”
Season	Autumn (September)
Scenes	maeba	Hermitage of a monk in Yase in Kyoto.
Scenes	nochiba	Ichiharano
Characters	Shite (the lead part)	Vengeful spirit of General Fukakusa
	Waki (supporting cast)	Monk during geango training
	Tsure (the companion of shite)	Village woman, who is actually the ghost of Ono-no-Komachi
Masks	Shite	Yase-otoko, Shinkaku, or others
Masks	Tsure	a mask for tsure, such as Ko’omote
Costumes	Shite	a white headband, a long black wig, mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono), kitsuke / atsuita or surihaku, white or colored ōkuchi hakama, koshi-obi (belt), and a fan. Covers himself in kosode (a type of kimono) with noshime design (no pattern) when he enters the stage. Holds a sedge rain hat later.
	Waki	sumi-bōshi (a hood for ordinary Buddhist monks), mizugoromo, kitsuke / noshime without pattern, koshi-obi, Buddhist prayer beads, and a fan.
	Tsure	kazura, kazura-obi, karaori in “kinagashi”-style, and kitsuke / surihaku. Enters the stage holding a basket with leaves.
Number of scenes	Two
Length	About 1 hour


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