Edo period
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Izumo no Okuni 出雲の阿国
(1572?-?)

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Izumo no Okuni, who was believed to be a miko at the Izumo-taisha shrine, was the originator of the kabuki theater. She began performing a new style of singing, acting and dancing in the dry riverbeds of Kamogawa river in Kyôto.

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Izumo-taisha shrine
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The statue of Izumo no Okuni on the banks of the Kamogawa river in Kyôto
Edo period / history

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Izumo no Okuni - Kyôto  (2)
Edo period / history
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Izumo no Okuni - Kyôto  (3)
Edo period / history