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An Edo Era Puppet Performance in Tokyo
Dec 4th, 2008 | By Shane Sakata | Category: EventsNingyo or Japanese marionette puppetry is one of Japan’s traditional art forms and dates back to the Edo period when the puppets were first brought over from Europe. In 1635, almost 400 hundred years ago, Youkiza, a marionette theatre company, was founded by Youki Magosaburou I in the Asakusa area of Tokyo. The company [...]
