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Bunraku is a Japanese performance art of surprising dramatic intensity, worth seeing if only for an hour or so in the middle of a busy day of sightseeing.
Japan’s celebrated puppet theater can be seen at the National Bunraku Theater in Osaka’s Nipponbashi district, although performances are also put on several weeks each year at Tokyo’s National Theater.
Although various forms of puppet theater date back to the 11th century, the remarkably expressive and elaborately costumed bunraku style was thriving by the 17th century in both Osaka and Kyoto.
Don’t be misled: bunraku is theater for adults rather than children, using the same dramatic themes, stories, and conventions as in noh and kabuki but achieving a unique impact with the almost life-sized, colorfully costumed puppets.
Nipponbashi is also famous as the national home of bunraku, Japan’s dazzling traditional puppet theater.