Noh theater - Ennoujo

Japanese: 演能場 - えんのうじょう
Noh theater - Ennoujo

... refers to the upper class spectator seating in theaters, performance halls, sumo stadiums, etc., which is built with a floor one step higher than the dirt floor seating for the general public. An old example of this is the "zazuki" found in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, which was not a seating area but a temporary platform with a floor one step higher for religious ceremonies, which had a stage-like meaning.

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Noh theaters" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…劇場や演能場,相撲小屋などで,大衆席である土間に対して一段高く床を張って造られた,上級の観客席をいう。その古い例は《古事記》や《日本書紀》に見られる〈仮庪(さずき)〉で,これは観覧席ではなく,神事の際の一段高く床を張った仮設の台,つまり舞台的な意味を持つものだった。…

※「演能場」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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