Hagiwara Yukio's Kiyomoto-based dance-drama "Yuki no Dôjôji" was premiered in January 1952 at the Shinbashi Enbujô [casting]. In this modern dôjôjimono, the shirabyôshi was replaced by the spirit of Princess Kiyo and, instead of a bright spring scene, it was set in a winter snow.

The Dôjôji Temple is located in the warm Kii region, where snow seldom falls. But on this day, Dôjôji Temple and its vicinity is covered with a rare fall of snow, and the temple bonzes are sweeping away the snow from the path. As they are resting from their labor, a shugenja pilgrim comes to the site and requests a night's lodging at the temple. The bonzes reply that they must consult the abbot, and ask the pilgrim to wait awhile, as the abbot is at the moment busy in preparation for a special service to be held that day.

According to the bonzes' story, the temple bell is haunted by the spirit of Princess Kiyo, which makes its appearance whenever it snows, and wails in lament. It is to appease Princess Kiyo's spirit that the special service is being readied. The pilgrim replies that he too will offer prayers to that purpose, and after the bonzes have left, is warming himself by a small blaze when it grows strangely dark. The spirit of Princess Kiyo appears before the bell which is not hanging in the belfry but is standing on the ground. She starts to speak to the pilgrim, much to his amazement. Princess Kiyo says that when a thousand young travelers of Anchin's age should offer prayers for her soul, then she will be freed from her passion, and her soul will once again be that of an innocent young maiden. She says that the pilgrim is the thousandth, and asks him for his prayer.

It gradually grows light again. As the pilgrim stares in amazement, Princess Kiyo reappears from behind the bell, this time in brilliant garments, performing a dance. The pilgrim, as if he were Anchin, dances with her, while the scene changes from spring, to summer, autumn and back again to the former snowy winter scene. Then, as the pilgrim looks on again in amazement, Princess Kiyo disappears beyond the bell.

When the bonzes come to fetch the pilgrim, they find him unconscious, and revive him. The pilgrim relates his strange experience, and turns toward the bell to offer a prayer. Then, without a sound, the bell rises up of its own accord and takes its place in the belfry. The spirit of Princess Kiyo appears on the hanamichi, this time in the form of an innocent maiden, showing that her soul has been saved.

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