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Although its popularity waned during the Meiji period, it has been “rediscovered” this century, the most dramatic evidence being the vast investment in the National Bunraku Theater in Nipponbashi.
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.
There’s also an enchanting collection of bunraku puppets — a rare chance to see them at close range.
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.
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.