Shintaro Awaya

… It is regrettable that the masks and costumes handed down through the generations were lost because there was no one to become the head of the school in the early Meiji period, but the 14th Roppeita Nohshin took over as head of the school at a young age, and with the support of former feudal lords such as Asano, Ii, Todo, and Yamauchi, and with the help of Ki Kiwa (former Tsugaru domain), Matsuda Kametaro (former Mito domain), and Umezu Tadaen (former Fukuoka domain), the school flourished, and his ever-changing techniques were praised as those of modern masters. The current head of the school is the 15th Kita Minoru (Roppeita's adopted son), and the other members who support the school are Goto Tokuzo (real brother), Tomoeda Kikuo, Awatani Shintaro, and Kita Choyo (real son), all individually designated holders of Important Intangible Cultural Properties (Living National Treasures). As of 1983, there are about 50 officially recognized followers nationwide, the fewest of the five schools. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Awataya Shintaro" is listed below.

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…　明治初期の家元にその人を得なかったため，伝来の面･装束を失ったことは惜しまれるが，14世六平太能心が幼くして家元を継承，浅野，井伊，藤堂，山内など旧藩主の後援と，紀喜和(旧津軽藩)，松田亀太郎(旧水戸藩)，梅津只円(旧福岡藩)らの助力によって流勢を盛り立て，また変幻自在のわざの切れは近代の名手とたたえられた。現在の家元は15世喜多実（みのる）(六平太の養子)，ほかに重要無形文化財保持者各個指定(人間国宝)の後藤得三(実の兄)，友枝喜久夫，粟谷新太郎，喜多長世(実の子)らが流儀を支えている。1983年現在，公認の玄人数は全国で約50名，五流中最も少ない。…

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