A canon of several hundred traditional Rakugo stories are widely performed today. Stories feature the comical and occasionally absurd shenanigans of stock characters common to neighbourhood life in ...

“Rakugo” storytelling dates back to the Edo period (1603–1868) and remains popular today. The often comic monologues rely on the skill of the teller, rather than scenery or complex props ...

The second season of Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū is upon us, and it's like this wonderful gem of narrative craftsmanship never left. After patiently waiting for us during the nine month ...

In this latest installment, rakugo performer Hayashiya Tsuruko shared her perspective on being one of the still relatively few women in this traditional profession of comedic storytelling.

The theatre is dedicated solely to rakugo, the traditional Japanese art of comic storytelling. Rakugo has been a highly popular performing art for centuries, particularly in Japan’s main urban ...

And not only Rakugo but Manzai and other performances. And in Tokyo, there are four Yose theaters: Ueno, Asakusa, Shinjuku, and Ikebukuro. And also, there are some in Osaka area as well.

This is one reason why Kaishi Katsura, a "rakugo" comic storyteller, decided to introduce the nearly four century old art form overseas by translating classic rakugo stories into English.

Recently the emcee of the G20 in Osaka, Katsura Sunshine’s Rakugo comes to Times Square.Called the King of Kimono Comedy, Rakugo is the 400-year-old Japanese traditional art of comic ...