I loved this experience of the traditional stylised Japanese theatre of puppetry. With 3 or more people manipulating each puppet, and the voices and music provided by separate performers, there was a subtlety and variation to the performance that I hadn't expected. I didn't bother with the translating audio option, as the printed information explained the story well enough and...
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National Bunraku Theater
1-12-10, Nippon-bashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture 542-0073, Japan
+81 6-6212-2531
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Type: Theatres
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One of the few places where bunraku, traditional Japanese pupper theater, can be enjoyed, this theater combines the latest in theater technology with......
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One of the few places where bunraku, traditional Japanese pupper theater, can be enjoyed, this theater combines the latest in theater technology with architectural elements from the Edo period in Japan.
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First of all, I'm in the theatre business, so I enjoyed this more than most. It's not updated for a modern attention span so be prepared for a 4 hour puppet show. If this still sounds fun, you'll enjoy it. It's a cultural experience as much as seeing an opera in Palermo. Not too expensive for what you get and...
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