The individual kanji that make up the word kabuki can be read as 'sing' (歌), 'dance' (舞), and 'skill' (伎). Kabuki is therefore … See more

The history of kabuki began in 1603 during the Edo period when former shrine maiden Izumo no Okuni, possibly a miko of Izumo-taisha, began performing with a troupe of young female dancers a new, simple style of dance dr… See more

Beginning in 1868, enormous cultural changes, such as the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate, the elimination of the samurai class, and the opening of Japan to the West, helped to spark kabuki's re-emergence… See more