Course Description

The aim of this class is to acquire basic knowledge about various aspects of "Japanese culture" through folk performing arts, and to be able to explain them.Throughout Japan, there are performing arts handed down by local people. In folklore and performing arts research, these performing arts are called "folk performing arts. Students will learn basic knowledge of what kind of performing arts "folk performing arts" are through their history and current status, while taking into account the history of research on folk performing arts.In the first semester, we would like to consider the multifaceted expansion of performing arts while studying comprehensively the performing arts called "Folk Performing Arts.