Today’s story-teller is rakugo performer Danshiro Tatekawa. The story is about ‘a regular eating and drinking spot’. He says, “It is nice to have a regular drinking spot and get…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Power of Laughter” Today’s story-teller is rakugo storyteller Bunchin Katsura who was picked up in the previous post. Bunchin touched on the Great…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Be Prepared For the Future” Today’s story-teller is rakugo storyteller Bunchin Katsura (hereafter called Bunchin). He talks about Mt. Fuji in the early…

Rakugo is the traditional Japanese art form of comic storytelling. It has over 300 years of history. To make it easier to imagine what it is, I would say it’s…