Happening at AIRMW: RAKUGO! by Tozaburo Yanagiya III

RAKUGO! by Tozaburo Yanagiya III - the Master Rakugo Performer is presented by the RAKUGO Association of America.

Rakugo is an art of traditional comic storytelling from Japan for over 400 years. It is performed by one person who remains seated on a stage, with a fan and a tenugui (washcloth), for the entire performance as he tells funny stories.

Tozaburo Yanagiya was accepted as an apprentice of rakugo master Gontaro Yanagiya III, in 1999.  He was promoted to the highest rank of rakugo, Shin’uchi, in 2014.  He has performed in the Shoten Rakugo show, NHK’s “Katsura Bunchin no Engeizukan,”  as well as in films including “Good Morning Show” and “Rakugo Story,”  and in theater plays including “Monochro, Red Shinagawa, Blue Meguro”  and more.  He won the New Artist Award in Popular Entertainment, the  71st Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan National Arts Festival in  2016.

Event is free but requires registration. To register visit: https://www.rakugo-us.com/event-details/AIRMWC