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Izumo no Okuni begins kabuki

Period
1603
Region
Japan
Place
교토
Category
Culture

Kabuki is a classical form of Japanese theatre, mixing dramatic performance with traditional dance. Kabuki theatre is known for its heavily stylised performances, its glamorous, highly decorated costumes, and for the elaborate kumadori make-up worn by some of its performers.

Sources: Wikipedia — Kabuki · CC BY-SA 4.0

Earlier and later events nearby

  1. 1467–1615Sengoku period
  2. 1582Honnō-ji Incident
  3. 1600Battle of Sekigahara
  4. 1603Izumo no Okuni begins kabukiThis page
  5. 1603Establishment of the Edo shogunate
  6. 1774Publication of Kaitai Shinsho
  7. 1831Hokusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa

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