Bunraku 文楽 Earlier, I had taken a look at a video about an amazing tradition in Japanese culture called Bunraku. Bunraku is traditional Japanese puppet theater, or 人形じょるり (Ningyo Joruri). I think it is a really cool thing that happens in Japan, and personally one of my favorite Japanese things. As I was watching this video on Bunraku, I was impressed with how they made the puppets. The puppets are so realistic and they seem to come to human life when they are being used. Also I was impressed when I found out that these plays are based on real events that happened. During this video, I learned about Chikamatsu Monzaemon ちかまつもんざえもん。i took a look at some of the things that he wrote and i have to say, he was certainly a genius. When I get to go to Japan, this is definitely something I want to experience.