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 Ij¿in, 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, Sh¿jo Tsubaki, Taish¿ engeki, Taka and Toshi, Chosuke Ikariya, Shiraby¿shi, The Drifters, Tadashi Suzuki, Manzai, Bidou Yamaguchi, Tomomitsu Yamaguchi, Naoto Takenaka, Yoshimoto Kogyo, Ky¿gen, Atsushi Tamura, Audrey, Ronald Cavaye, Yokohama Theatre Group, Sayaka Aoki, Tamori, Fuminori Ujihara, Hideo Higashikokubaru, Yasuda Dai Circus, Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ, Rozan, H¿sei Yamasaki, Hisaya Morishige, Onnagata, Tenj¿ Sajiki, Jidaimono, Hikari ¿ta, Kamishibai, Hitoshi Ueki, Jo-ha-ky¿, Shijaku Katsura, Koriki Choshu, Rome Kanda, Helen Nishikawa, Yoiko, Shinpa, Dandy Sakano, Summers, Bakush¿ Mondai, K¿dan, Cream Stew, Teruyoshi Uchimura, Hozumi G¿da, Ichimura Uzaemon XI, Yoshi Amao, Takaaki Ishibashi, Vermilion Pleasure Night, Cocorico, Sanshi Katsura, Kei Tani, Ken Shimura, Mie, Ameagari Kesshitai, Ninety-nine, Gorie, Kuroko, Shinj¿, Kazuki Kosakai, Sanma Akashiya, Itsuji Itao, Hayashi, Yoku Hata, LaSalle Ishii, Tachiyaku, London Boots Ichi-g¿ Ni-g¿, Contemporary dance in Japan, Za Kabuki, Keren, Hanamichi, Yoshio Kojima, Passion Yara, Ichir¿ Arishima, Kentar¿ Kobayashi, Karakuri ningy¿, Naomi Watanabe, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Jugemu, Takashi Okamura, Terence Lee, Kagema, Frankie Sakai, Hige Danshaku, Sarugaku, Masaru Hamaguchi, Neptune, Cunning, Kabuki dance, Sh¿z¿ Hayashiya IX, TIM, Hy¿banki, M-1 Grand Prix, Jich¿ Kach¿, 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 Kat¿, Tetsu and Tomo, Sh¿mei, Kanako Yanagihara, Othello, Tetsur¿ 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, Buy¿, 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'y¿tei Ench¿, America Zarigani, Choplin, Junji Takada, Kazuki ¿take, Amayo no Sanbai Kigen, Shingeki, Grand Kabuki, Inu ga Nyaa to Naita Hi, Sanpei Hayashiya, Takenoko-zoku, Cowcow, ¿kura 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...