Yamanokuchi Fumoto Bun-yabushi Puppet Show has been designated as the national important intangible folk cultural property in 1995 and is highly regarded as a valuable cultural heritage. Only four cities (Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Sado City, Niigata Prefecture, Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki Prefecture) in the country still keep the ancient Joruri tradition.

Regular performances are held four times a year (Third Sunday of March, June, September and November). “Kagekiyo Victorious (Shusse Kagekiyo)” and “Kadode Yashima”, which are said to have been written by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, are performed in the Bun-yabushi style, keeping the tradition since the Edo period. In the Kyogen Interlude performed after the Joruri puppet show, the local dialect ad-lib brings laughter in the audience.
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