Takuko Yamamoto, 95, has helped liven up spring kabuki performances in the town of Kotohira, Kagawa Prefecture, for nearly 30 years by making boxes of confetti to be thrown over the heads of performers during pre-opening parades every year.
Yamamoto was also responsible for taking calls and tending the backstage baths during performances until two years ago. She is unable, however, to see kabuki performances this year after developing cataracts.
But she said she wants to continue making confetti "as long as I can move my hands."