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Traditional Arts

There are many different Japanese art forms…

Bonsai is the Japanese art form where a tree or shrub is grown in a pot and is artificially prevented from reaching its normal size to mimic the shape and scale of full trees.

Bugaku is a traditional Japanese dance that has been performed to select elites (mostly in Japanese Imperial court).

Bunraku is a form of Japanese puppet theatre with three types of performers: the Ningyōtsukai or Ningyōzukai (puppeteers), the Tayū (chanters), and shamisen musicians.

Calligraphy is the fine art of writing.

Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement.

Kabuki is a classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for its often-glamorous costumes worn by performers and for the elaborate kumadori make-up worn by some of its performers.

Kumihimo is the traditional Japanese art form of making braids and cords.

Kyogen is a form of traditional Japanese comic theatre. It is short and typically performed to provide comic relief during intermission or between acts of Noh theatre.

Noh

Noh is traditional Japanese masked drama with dance and song.

Origami is the traditional art of folding paper into decorative and representational forms.

Taiko are a broad range of Japanese percussion instruments. In Japanese, the term refers to any kind of drum, but outside Japan, it is used specifically to refer to the form of ensemble taiko drumming more specifically called kumi-daiko.

Japanese tea ceremony is a Japanese cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of green tea typically in a traditional tearoom with tatami floor.

Saori Weaving is a contemporary hand weaving art form.