This open-air theater skillfully utilizes the naturally formed mortar-shaped terrain on the northeastern slope of Akasaki Mountain. It was built as a place to watch "raku-odori," "nanjo odori," and "shibai" performed in the Odoriniwa at the bottom of the valley. The staircase-like planks are called "Takajanshiki," and the height of each masonry step ranges from...