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Encyclopedia > Okuni

Okuni (出雲阿国: Izumo no Okuni, 1572?–1613) was the main founder of kabuki theater. She was a miko at the Izumo Shrine who began a new style of dance in the dry riverbeds of Kyoto. The Kabukiza in Ginza is one of Tokyos leading kabuki theaters. ... Miko at Aso shrine in Aso, Japan Miko (巫女) are young women in the service of Shinto shrines of Japan. ... The Izumo shrine in Japan was built by Korean immigrants in the time roughly 100 BCE to 100 AD. It is considered the second most important original shrine in Japan, and reflects the beginning of prehistoric Korean influences on Japanese Culture. ... This page is about the city Kyoto. ...


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Okuni - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (100 words)
She was a miko at the Izumo Shrine who began a new style of dance in the dry riverbeds of Kyoto.
Okuni is a playable character in the Koei videogame Samurai Warriors.
Okuni is a major character in the anime Samurai Deeper Kyo
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