Featuring Japanese percussion artist Shota Miyazaki (b. 1994), we present his composition “Drums x Rakugo.” Rakugo is the traditional Japanese art form of comedic storytelling with a history of over 400 years. Katsura Shijaku II (1939-1999) was a Japanese rakugo performer of the late 20th century. As a second-generation master of the genre, he became one of the world’s most renowned rakugo performers. Rakugo (落語, literally “fallen words”) is a form of Japanese verbal entertainment. The lone stor

#Rakugo/ #落語 is a type of Japanese entertainment where a single performer sits on a cushion and tells a humorous tale, acting out each character. It has a history of over 300 years, and many of the tales from that time are still popular today. Let’s discover more about rakugo and how it is gaining fans around the world! This video is available in 7 languages: https://web-japan.org/jvt/ https://web-japan.org/jvt/fr/ https://web-japan.org/jvt/es/ https://web-japan.org/jvt/cn/ https://web-japan.org

蒟蒻問答 Konjac Mondō is one of my favorite rakugo stories… 😌✨! —————— ▶︎ Hi, I’m Kyota Ko, the author of Amazon Best Sellers: —Folk Tales of Japan (book & audiobook) —Underdogs of Japanese History —Horror Tales of Japan —Love Tales of Ancient Japan Please check out my books on Amazon or my homepage ☺️: https://kyotako.myportfolio.com/ #zen #comedy #japaneseculture #japan #humor | The Metro-classic Japanese