Rakugo 101: Rakugo is a solo sit-down storytelling performance in which a single performer plays multiple characters — using voice, posture, a fan (sensu), and a small cloth (tenugui) — to deliver long comic (or bittersweet) tales that end with a formal punchline called an ochi. Come see me Live! Every month in TOKYO and NYC! Plus WORLD TOUR!!! Mumbai Dubai Comment “Sunshine” We’ll send you the show dates! #KatsuraSunshine #LiveComedy #ComicStorytelling #TraditionalArt #Soloperformer | Katsura S
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Rakugo 101: Rakugo is a solo sit-down storytelling performance in which a single performer plays multiple characters — using voice, posture, a fan (sensu), and a small cloth (tenugui) — to deliver long comic (or bittersweet) tales that end with a formal punchline called an ochi. Come see me Live! Every month in TOKYO and NYC! Plus WORLD TOUR!!! Mumbai Dubai Comment “Sunshine” We’ll send you the show dates! #KatsuraSunshine #LiveComedy #ComicStorytelling #TraditionalArt #Soloperformer | Katsura S
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Japanese "Rakugo"
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Rakugo: The Traditional Japanese Art of Storytelling
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RAKUGO 101: The Introduction
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RAKUGO 101: The Introduction
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Experience the timeless art of Rakugo, a centuries-old tradition 🎭. Experience masterful storytelling with Katsura Sunshine in Nashville, where humor and heritage blend seamlessly. | Katsura Sunshine
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Experience the timeless art of Rakugo, a centuries-old tradition 🎭. Experience masterful storytelling with Katsura Sunshine in Nashville, where humor and heritage blend seamlessly. | Katsura Sunshine
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Laughter with centuries of tradition! 🎭 Discover Rakugo, Japan's ancient comedy art form! Join Katsura Sunshine in NYC for a hilarious journey through storytelling & physical comedy. No experience needed - just laughter guaranteed! | Katsura Sunshine
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Laughter with centuries of tradition! 🎭 Discover Rakugo, Japan's ancient comedy art form! Join Katsura Sunshine in NYC for a hilarious journey through storytelling & physical comedy. No experience needed - just laughter guaranteed! | Katsura Sunshine
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Canadian shares Japanese storytelling
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Sharing my Rakugo introduction! A first look at the Japanese storytelling tradition. See me LIVE! every month in NEW YORK AND TOKYO PLUS ☀️Sunshine 2026 US Tour ☀️ Tickets are now on sale. 🎭 JANUARY SHOWS: January 27 — Lexington, KY January 29 — Houston, TX January 30 — Austin, TX January 31 — Fort Worth, TX 🎭 FEBRUARY SHOWS: February 1 — Fort Worth, TX February 2 — Little Rock, AR February 3 — Nashville, TN February 4 — Atlanta, GA February 6 — Washington, DC February 7 — Newyork AND MORE! 🎟
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You don't need to know Japanese to get rakugo Rakugo storyteller @katsurasunshine sits down to talk to us about how he learned rakugo and brought his show to Broadway. Full episodes in bio! #japanesecomedy #comedy #rakugo #lifeinjapan | Unpacking Japan
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Currently touring across the U.S, and I can’t wait for the day Rakugo makes it to the global stage. 400 years of storytelling… and it’s time for a @Netflix special. #RakugoOnNetflix Come see me Live! Every month in TOKYO and NYC! Comment “Sunshine” We’ll send you the show dates! #KatsuraSunshine #Rakugo #SunshineUsTour #LiveComedy #JapaneseStorytelling | Katsura Sunshine
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400 years of storytelling…Rakugo is ready for the global stage — let’s make it a @Netflix special, #RakugoOnNetflix Come see me Live! Every month in TOKYO and NYC! Plus WORLD TOUR! Comment “Sunshine” We’ll send you the show dates! #KatsuraSunshine #Rakugo #NewYorkShow #JapaneseCultures #LiveComedy | Katsura Sunshine
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Let me take you inside the dream world of Rakugo storytelling… Come see me Live! Every month in TOKYO and NYC! Plus WORLD TOUR!!! Mumbai Dubai Comment “Sunshine” We’ll send you the show dates! #KatsuraSunshine #Rakugo #LivePerformance #Nycevent #Comedian #Storyteller | Katsura Sunshine
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Making his Otakon debut this year, Katsura Sunshine is the world’s only professional Rakugo storyteller performing entirely in English. Rakugo is a 400-year-old form of Japanese comic storytelling — a one-man show where the performer sits on a cushion and brings dozens of characters to life using just a fan, a hand towel, and brilliant delivery. Trained in Osaka under legendary master Katsura Bunshi VI, Sunshine has performed all over the world and appears regularly on Broadway in New York. His
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