- Allow map scroll. National Bunraku Theatre. Osaka, Japan (JP).
- Bunraku is usually performed at the National Bunraku Theatre in Osaka, the birthplace of Bunraku, and the Small Theatre of the National Theatre in Tokyo.
- Bunraku - National Bunraku Theatre, Osaka. Bunraku 文楽 is the Japanese traditional puppet theatre. It is also called ningyou joururi. Joururi is a ballad drama.
- The puppet theater was founded in Osaka about 140 years ago by Bunrakuken Uemura and soon became very popular. ... http://www.ntj.jac.go.jp/bunraku.html.
- Mainly used for the Ningyo Joruri Bunraku puppet performances, this theater also hosts performances of traditional Japanese dance, music, and kabuki.
- Today performances are held in Kokuritsu Bunraku Gekijō (National Bunraku Theatre; opened 1984) in Ōsaka.
- National Bunraku Theatre. ... Bunraku, a Japanese traditional performing art developed in Osaka and designated as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage.
- You can also see a bunraku performance at the National Bunraku Theatre in Osaka. Osaka is the home of bunraku and is dedicated to the art.
- National Bunraku Theater, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. ... Additional terms may apply. Vacations and getaways similar to National Bunraku Theater.