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Rakugo Program List - TSV

Rakugo is a traditional Japanese storytelling art that has continued since the Edo period. A storyteller sits on a cushion and uses a folding fan and hand towel as props to perform multiple characters alone while narrating a story. There are about 300 classical Rakugo programs, including various genres such as humorous stories, human interest stories, and ghost stories. Jugemu, Toki Soba, and Shinigami are particularly famous masterpieces among them.

Rakugo Classical Rakugo Program Traditional Performing Arts Japanese Culture Storyteller

code	slug	name	description	duration	genre
01	jugemu	Jugemu	A masterpiece of wordplay where auspicious words are combined to create an endlessly long name.	10-15 minutes	Humorous Story / Wordplay Story
02	toki-soba	Toki Soba	A humorous story where a man asks the time at a soba stall and tricks the vendor by mixing it into the bill.	15-20 minutes	Humorous Story
03	shinigami	Shinigami	A ghost story where a man becomes a doctor and makes a fortune with the Shinigami's advice, but eventually has his life candle extinguished.	20-30 minutes	Ghost Story / Human Interest Story
04	shibahama	Shibahama	A human interest story where a fishmonger who loves sake picks up a fortune and lives extravagantly, only to find it was a dream and reforms touched by his wife's kindness.	25-35 minutes	Human Interest Story
05	bunshichi-moto-yui	Bunshichi Moto Yui	The pinnacle of human interest stories where a plasterer who loves gambling gives his daughter's sale money to a young man about to commit suicide.	30-40 minutes	Human Interest Story
06	manju-kowai	Manju Kowai	A humorous story where a man who insists he fears nothing admits 'I am afraid of manju,' and it turns out he tricked others into giving him manju.	10-15 minutes	Humorous Story / Apprentice Story
07	meguro-no-sanma	Meguro no Sanma	A satirical story where a lord is impressed by commoners' grilled saury in Meguro but disappointed by the refined saury served at his mansion.	15-20 minutes	Humorous Story / Satirical Story
08	sokotsu-nagaya	Sokotsu Nagaya	A humorous story where careless tenement residents mistake a collapsed person for their friend's corpse, ending with a philosophical punchline.	20-25 minutes	Humorous Story / Tenement Story
09	doguya	Doguya	A humorous story where a poor businessman serving at an antique shop gives bizarre responses to customers.	15-20 minutes	Humorous Story
10	yabu-iri	Yabu Iri	A touching human interest story depicting the reunion of a taciturn parent and child when the son, who is in service, returns home once a year.	25-35 minutes	Human Interest Story