Izumo no Okuni (出雲 阿国, born c. 1578; died c. 1613) was a Japanese entertainer and shrine maiden who is believed to have invented the theatrical art form...

to have originated in the early Edo period, when the art's founder, Izumo no Okuni, formed a female dance troupe that performed dances and light sketches...

element. His guardian spirit is a fox. Unlike her role in history, Izumo no Okuni's appearances in fiction often portray her as a fictional besshikime...

to be the birthplace of Izumo no Okuni. She became interested in kabuki when she participated in a play about Izumo no Okuni when she was in junior high...

also performed theatrical plays, dances and skits. One such person was Izumo no Okuni, whose theatrical performances on the dry riverbed of the Kamo River...

origin of the name for kabuki theatre (歌舞伎) as the founder of kabuki, Izumo no Okuni, took heavy inspiration from the kabukimono (歌舞伎者). The kanji used are...

fictional people and groups of the period, including Miyamoto Musashi, Izumo no Okuni, Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi, the fictional Isshin Tasuke, Yui Shōsetsu,...

the largest lake in Japan and one of the oldest lakes in the world Izumo no Okuni, who founded Kabuki in Kyoto Kongō Gumi, once the world's oldest continuously...

street. The history of kabuki began in 1603, when Izumo no Okuni, possibly a shrine maiden of Izumo Taisha Temple, began performing a new style of dance...

Ashikaga Yoshiharu Mother: Keijuin (1514–1565) Concubines: Osako no Kata Kosaki no Tsubone Children: Ashikaga Yoshihiro (1572–1605) Isshi Yoshitaka Nagayama...