Ningyo Johruri Bunraku Puppet Theatre

UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2008 URL: Description: Ranking with Nô and Kabuki as one of Japans foremost stage arts, the Ningyo Johruri Bunraku puppet theatre is a blend of sung narrative, instrumental accompaniment and puppet drama. This theatrical form emerged during the early Edo period (ca. 1600) when puppetry was coupled with Johruri, a popular fifteenth-century narrative genre. The plots related in this