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These were also halcyon days for the classic noh theater, the more popular kabuki, and the puppet theater (today’s bunraku) at Osaka, which was Japan’s cultural capital at a time when Edo had more politicians and soldiers than artists.
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.
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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.
Nipponbashi is also famous as the national home of bunraku, Japan’s dazzling traditional puppet theater.