Performing arts in Japan

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 146. Chapters: Dance in Japan, Japanese comedians, Kabuki, Owarai stubs, Theatre in Japan, Japanese traditional dance, Takeshi Kitano, Geisha, Hikaru Ijuin, Tokyo International Players, Noh, Masashi Tashiro, Kinichi Hagimoto, List of Japanese comedians, Downtown, Bunraku, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Toshiaki Kasuga, Masaki Sumitani, Masatoshi Hamada, Glossary of owarai terms, Rakugo, No Plan, Kamigata, Actors' Analects, Smelly, Takashi Fujii, Theatre of Japan, Yakusha-e, Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D., Morita Kanya XII, Leonard Pronko, Izumo no Okuni, Shojo Tsubaki, Taishu engeki, Taka and Toshi, Chosuke Ikariya, Shirabyoshi, The Drifters, Tadashi Suzuki, Manzai, Bidou Yamaguchi, Tomomitsu Yamaguchi, Naoto Takenaka, Yoshimoto Kogyo, Kyogen, Atsushi Tamura, Audrey, Ronald Cavaye, Yokohama Theatre Group, Sayaka Aoki, Tamori, Fuminori Ujihara, Hideo Higashikokubaru, Yasuda Dai Circus, Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ, Rozan, Hosei Yamasaki, Hisaya Morishige, Onnagata, Tenjo Sajiki, Jidaimono, Hikari Ota, Kamishibai, Hitoshi Ueki, Jo-ha-kyu, Shijaku Katsura, Koriki Choshu, Rome Kanda, Helen Nishikawa, Yoiko, Shinpa, Dandy Sakano, Summers, Bakusho Mondai, Kodan, Cream Stew, Teruyoshi Uchimura, Hozumi Goda, Ichimura Uzaemon XI, Yoshi Amao, Takaaki Ishibashi, Vermilion Pleasure Night, Cocorico, Sanshi Katsura, Kei Tani, Ken Shimura, Mie, Ameagari Kesshitai, Ninety-nine, Gorie, Kuroko, Shinju, Kazuki Kosakai, Sanma Akashiya, Itsuji Itao, Hayashi, Yoku Hata, LaSalle Ishii, Tachiyaku, London Boots Ichi-go Ni-go, Contemporary dance in Japan, Za Kabuki, Keren, Hanamichi, Yoshio Kojima, Passion Yara, Ichiro Arishima, Kentaro Kobayashi, Karakuri ningyo, Naomi Watanabe, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Jugemu, Takashi Okamura, Terence Lee, Kagema, Frankie Sakai, Hige Danshaku, Sarugaku, Masaru Hamaguchi, Neptune, Cunning, Kabuki dance, Shozo Hayashiya IX, TIM, Hyobanki, M-1 Grand Prix, Jicho Kacho, Yakkun Sakurazuka, Oriental Radio, K-ballet, Hiroshi, Savanna, Kumadori, Nakamura Nakazo I, Yoshimoto Mugendai Hall, Football Hour, Fujiwara, Knock Yokoyama, Gokuraku Tombo, Theatre Company Subaru, Ya Chang, Miracle Hikaru, Kyaeen, Kiyotaka Nanbara, Cha Kato, Tetsu and Tomo, Shumei, Kanako Yanagihara, Othello, Tetsuro Degawa, Nobuyoshi Kuwano, Dengaku, Ayako Nishikawa, Hiroyuki Yabe, Minoru Torihada, Sanyutei Enraku, Egashira 2:50, Atom Shukugawa, Jin Katagiri, Masami Hisamoto, Shinji Maki, GooSayTen, Gamarjobat, Buyo, Hirofumi Suga, Shinosuke Tatekawa, Bananaman, National Bunraku Theatre, Hidekazu Nagai, Utopia, Aragoto, Hanawa, Udo Suzuki, Non Style, Neko Hiroshi, Kusemai, Ryo Fukawa, Yuji Tanaka, Shozo Sato, Tachibanaya Takezou, Wagoto, $10, Emi Hashino, Nagauta, Rahmens, San'yutei Encho, America Zarigani, Choplin, Junji Takada, Kazuki Otake, Amayo no Sanbai Kigen, Shingeki, Grand Kabuki, Inu ga Nyaa to Naita Hi, Sanpei Hayashiya, Takenoko-zoku, Cowcow, Okura school, Zamoto. Excerpt: Geisha ), Geiko () or Geigi () are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance. Geisha (pronounced , Japanese: ), like all Japanese nouns, has no distinct singular or plural variants. The word consists of two kanji, (gei) meaning "art" and (sha) meaning "person" or "doer". The most literal translation of geisha into English would be "artist" or "performing artist". Another name for geisha used in Japan is geiko (), which is usually used to refer to geisha from Western Japan, including Kyoto. Apprenti...