Awaji Ningyō Jōruri puppet theater

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Awaji Ningyō Jōruri puppet theater is a traditional Japanese form of puppet drama from Awaji Island that combines large, elaborately operated puppets with narrative chanting and shamisen music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intangible cultural heritage
traditional Japanese puppet theater
aimsTo convey complex human emotions through puppets
artForm narrative music theater
puppet drama
costumeFeature elaborate puppet costumes
country Japan
culturalRole regional folk entertainment
religious offering
hasComponent large puppets
musicians
narrative chanting
puppet manipulators
shamisen music
tayū narrator NERFINISHED
hasPuppetOperatorRole ashizukai
hidarizukai
omozukai
historicalPeriodOfOrigin Edo period NERFINISHED
influenced other regional puppet theaters in Japan
influencedBy Osaka bunraku NERFINISHED
locatedIn Awaji Island NERFINISHED
Hyōgo Prefecture NERFINISHED
Kansai region
originatesFrom Awaji Island fishing communities
performanceContext dedicatory performances for deities
local shrines
traveling troupes
preservationActivity community-based performance groups
training of young puppeteers
puppetFeature movable eyes
movable hands
movable mouth
puppetOperatorsPerPuppet three
puppetSize approximately one meter tall
recognizedAs important traditional performing art of Hyōgo Prefecture
relatedTo bunraku NERFINISHED
ningyō jōruri NERFINISHED
requiresSkill coordinated three-person puppet manipulation
narrative chanting in gidayū-bushi style
shamisen accompaniment for jōruri
typicalThemes domestic dramas
heroic legends
historical tales
usesInstrument flute
shamisen
taiko drum
usesLanguage Japanese

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Edo literature associatedWith Awaji Ningyō Jōruri puppet theater
this entity surface form: bunraku puppet theatre
Awaji Island hasCulturalPractice Awaji Ningyō Jōruri puppet theater
Awaji Island knownFor Awaji Ningyō Jōruri puppet theater