Backtrack

So backtracking to the day after we arrived ( Thursday in Japan and possibly Wed in the USA), we went to Takarazuka Revue. If you don't know what it is, it's an all woman cast theater company. There are two main theaters, one in Takarazuka the town ( original one) and one in Tokyo. Otherwise there are also many other small revenues that also host some shows. We of course went to the Tokyo one. They do foreign plays and the men roles are played by women! They have to keep the illusion up for their fans even outside of the theater! They work extremely hard to be a Taka Star! They also have stage names reflecting really pretty things, like Star Glimmer or something like that. Unfortunately I have a sorry understanding of Kanji, so I can't help you with the subtle nuiances of Japanese names.
Well we went to Henry the 8th ( the love that almost lost him the crown) and it had a musical second half called Misty Station ( which was more like following your dreams and imagination).
The play was a bit confusing because it was one that started at the end, went to the beginning and showed you how they got to that part at the end. So for someone with limited Japanese understanding, you could get confused. Also it was lots of talking and very mellow. The year before last, when I went to Solferino, it was an action play and more mellow musical number. Misty Station was totally rocking. There were 5-6 audience clapping participation musical numbers! I think there was one or two in the Solferino set.
The show was really great and N seem to enjoy it alright. I really will always go to Takarazuka when I come here! I just really like it so much!! :) Unfortunately you can't photo the performance but I will put some pictures in this post ( I'll edit later) of the building and at least a photo of the inside before performance started!