Bunraku

form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre
Thing theatrical_genre Q243170
Bunraku
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Bunraku

Summary

Bunraku is a theatrical genre[1]. Bunraku draws 996 Wikipedia views per month (theatrical_genre category, ranking #26 of 153).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bunraku is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Bunraku's instance of is recorded as theatrical genre[4].
  • Bunraku-za is named after Bunraku[5].
  • Bunraku is a type of puppetry[6].
  • Bunraku is a type of theatre of Japan[7].
  • Bunraku's Commons category is recorded as Bunraku[8].
  • Bunraku's country of origin is recorded as Japan[9].
  • 1700 marks the founding of Bunraku[10].
  • Bunraku's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bunraku[11].
  • Bunraku's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/00064[12].
  • Bunraku's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/fr/RL/00064[13].
  • Bunraku's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/es/RL/00064[14].
  • Bunraku's location of creation is recorded as Ōsaka[15].
  • Bunraku's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '文楽'}[16].
  • Bunraku's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as Important Intangible Cultural Property of Japan[17].
  • Bunraku's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity[18].
  • Bunraku's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity[19].
  • Bunraku's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage[20].

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Definition and Type

Bunraku's instance of is recorded as theatrical genre[4]. Recorded subclass of include puppetry[6] and theatre of Japan[7].

Origins

Bunraku-za is named after Bunraku[5]. 1700 marks the founding of Bunraku[10].

Why It Matters

Bunraku draws 996 Wikipedia views per month (theatrical_genre category, ranking #26 of 153).[2] Bunraku has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Bunraku is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wepa.unima.org. wepa.unima.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Japanese Database of National Cultural Properties. Retrieved . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of theatrical genre
    Country Japan
    Country of origin
    Inception
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