A Fully Private Noh Performance in Kyoto, Japan | Why Ghosts of Samurai Often Appear in Noh Theater 

This is seriously one of my favourite channels about culture

There are some interesting similarities to ancient Greek theater, what with the chorus and the masks. And yet, of course, they are different. Beautiful presentation, Shogo.

In addition to what everyone else said, I wanted to compliment the space everyone was in. It looked so beautiful arranged and had a perfect atmosphere even before the performance began.

This was so informative! I love the scenery, the questions, the presentative of this whole video. I think we learned a lot about how Noh adapted to the modern day, even though this was not the explicit focus of the video. Do you think we could ever see a video of a Noh performance being conducted for commercial viewing? With the actual audience a performance brings in real life? Either way, keep up the great videos! We're all rooting for you and your dreams on presenting Japanese culture to the world!

Ahh! I’ve followed Yamada-sensei’s work for quite a while now. Can’t believe you’re actually learning under him. I am hoping to watch his performance one day when I am able to travel to Japan. Thanks for featuring him on your channel. BTW, it’s patron, patronage. Patreon is the website that uses that word play for the exact purpose.

I think another reason for the stomach voice is because the soul is there. Like in senpukku, they stab their stomach because it’s where their soul resides. When the performers use stomach voices, they are singing with their soul.

Best channel for learning about Japan…

The preview is so beautiful....the presentation of the art was so mesmerizing 😍

Noh theatre is incredibly solemn and moving and intense and emotional.

Im a theater student in Colombia and I thank you deeply for sharing this aspect of the art I love so much.

I went to a Noh play in Tokyo maybe 10 years ago or so? The required comprehension level was a bit over my head at the time, I'd love another shot at it. A private Noh performance is absolutely wild, in a small room like that the energy would be incredible! Great video!

This video changes my perception of Noh from mystery art piece to relatable work of art. I like every performance, concepts, and crystal-clear explanation. Thank you for opening the world of Japanese culture.

Such a beautiful ceremony. I would be so awestruck I wouldn't know whether to clap or not.

This was a Really Great Video! When I learn Japanese on Level C2 and go to Japan, I will defenetly go and see Noh and Kabuki!

I love how people switch their personality and attitude according to the language they speak

Great vid Shogo! I love the way you present the information

Thank you so much for distracting me from my mind Shogo, you rock dude!

Thank you so much! I learned so much from this presentation!

Wow! Thank you so much! Amazing video 🌸🌸🌸

I was waiting for this kind of videos about Noh theater. Thank you very much Shogo-san!

Great content as always!

Beautiful presentation! Thank you🤩

This is like a dream, I love noh theatre and a private performance in such a poetic atmosphere is just delicious. Thankyou . 🌸

Love this so much!

It's great to have someone like Shogo! I did learn a lot from your vlogs!

Thank you for sharing!!!

Wow, awesome performance, amazing voices!!

Thank you so much for sharing this with us living in the US we don't have much in a way of culture to the extent that other countries house considering we're not that old as a country is that make sense

I absolutely love your channel. I've been playing a game called Nioh for a long time and they even have different kinds of theater masks as optional customization that say what the masks were generally used for on the theater. Learning about this stuff is just so dang fun.

Wow! What a surprise!

Amazing

thank you for sharing this with us. i am always happy to learn about your culture and learn about how important it is in the forms of expression.

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Favorite video!

Amazing video! Very beautiful and entertening!

Great video!

Thank you so very much… this is just extraordinary. I might never get a chance to see this beauty any other way…and to ask questions, too!

Ngl, my teacher bender sensei will love this channel

I learned more than going on a field trip (for a whole day)in my school in my country in this 25mins. Plus i get to stay home. Nice!

Great performance!

Great video.. So informative.. Help me understand the story of Yuki.. Thank you for uploading..

That was awesome❤❤❤❤😁

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So cool 😎

Wow!!!

Very interesting

THANKS :)

こんにちは！I'm new to the channel and I've subscribed. I know much about my culture of Japan and the knowledge and I even speak in Japanese too. I truly want to know more about the history of Japan even though I'm from Japan. But I also want to know more! So I hope we get along very well. よろしくお願いします🙇🏻‍♀️☺️✨

Was that a JBP tree in the garden? I have a 3 year old JBP here in California and the bark looks similar. Do you have any videos on Japanese trees/gardens? I would love to see it if you do. Your videos are so informative and pleasing to watch.

Shogo please dicuss yankii youth or the bosozoku subculture

Those are interesting stories and plays and I like them. as far as singing from the stomach does it have to do with breathing like that in meditation or simply different way of singing?

Spooky

Wow so beautiful but I have no idea what the Chorus was singing it looked very different from average Japanese

Book 1 the way of the wind 23. The art of being a samurai ghost

Ayyy earlyyy

Early!

would be nice to put subtitle to the performances at the end

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The mask is kinda scary but very interesting...

MM.I have to disagree with the interpretation of the Western singing style. Although some inexperienced people may sing in there head and throat this is not the case of a trained or seasoned individual. The sound is born in the gut or "Well" and powered from the diaphragm. Air is pushed up and then it is resonated in the throat (voice box) and head, particularly in the sinus or nasal cavity. This is also a technique used by Classically trained actors. This is the basis of Classical style singing in the west which has European roots. Another aspect is Indigenous tribes in Northern Canada who use a "Throat style" singing called Katajjaq which tells historic stories where two women or children will interact with eye contact and breath singing. It can sometimes be thought of as a childhood game. I love cultural aspects as one of the tools I use to learn the Japanese language. What makes this interesting is the difference between traditional Kabuki theatre (dynamic drama) and the Noh style (spiritual with masks).

Best one yet Shogo. “ Nomaku………………trat ham mam”

Please, will you post the live video?. We couldn’t attend it

The spirit of the snow is a Yuki-Onna?

Do you have any trivia about Himura Kenshin or Hitokiri Battousai?

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I always wondered if japanese people throughout history used non native weapons, like the longswords and greatswords? And if not, was there a recorded document in history where one individual may have done so?

Bro make a video about biker gangs like Tokyo revengers

Is there a database for plays performed?

oh sadly i shows that second part isn't available anymore:(

In their videos GEIMAIKOS often dance in front of large golden screens. Now I know why. Only in Japan.

Some aspects of the noh theater performances resemble ancient Greek theater, for example the use of masks, the use of the chorus which provide both narration and commentary on the actions of the characters, the presence of gods and other non human entities, the moralistic and philosophical bent of the plays (almost exclusively tragedies in ancientGreece) and many other things. It is important to note that while we think of ancient Greeks and Greece as western, they considered themselves oriental. Another cool fact Romans imitated Greek theater, but with a twist, they hated tragedies so they invented what today would be called slapstick musical comedy. Cool fact n. 2 the ancient Roman equivalent of the Kami, were the Numina, like the Kami Numina lived in a natural object or embodied a natural phenomenon, in other words everything had a spirit and a name, for example Venus (the beautiful one) before she was promoted to goddess used to be the Numen of the domestic garden, the Numen Flora helped plants flower while another Numen, Sterculius who was the spirit of manure helped plants to grow by nourishing them.

Shogo sensei, you are a gamer, right? Did you play Ghost of Tsushima? What is your opinion about the story?

On the decade of the 70s I eat sashimi two times a day everyday, with about 45 days a year brake.

i might sense getting slashed at the back plus im afraid of ghost

If I may: I have to disagree with your teacher about the differences between Western & traditional Japanese singing. Mostly the part where he says: that the “head voice” being Western singing, and “stomach voice” being Japanese singing. Well, not quite disagree. More like: It’s not nuanced enough of an explanation about the differences, in my honest opinion. (Also: Just so you know, it’s not really called a “Stomach voice”. It is actually called a chest voice in the west. It does feel like you are singing from your stomach, but it is called a Chest voice. 😉👍) I think the difference is more the usage of the head voice in western singing compared to traditional Japanese. ~Traditional Japanese singing seems to be mainly “Chest Voice” and trying to keep your pitch low, even when you go up to higher notes. ~Western singing usually has combinations between: the Head voice, the Chest voice & mixes (the area between the 2 voices). Which will make a voice sound higher at some portions and lower at others. And we do not try to keep the pitch of our voice low. ~The purpose if the songs is also quite different. Most western songs are for entertainment only. But traditional Japanese songs performed like this are there to tell stories from mythology & ancient history. Perserving those stories in song form. They are more like the songs you would hear in churches and such in the west. Also: In traditional Japanese singing it does seem like you are both trying to add power behind each word, but also to try not to sing really loud (you do not have to fill a concert hall with your voice). That is different in Western singing as we are being taught to sing loudly, and put as much power in our voice as we can comfortably (and sometimes even uncomfortably) can (we are taught to sing as if we have to fill the concert hall with our voices). So i think the real differences are more like: ~Traditional Japanese singing has to be low pitched, Western singing does not have a rule for pitch. ~Traditional Japanese Singing has a mostly if complete absence of head voice in the singing ( At least that is what I think. ^^; ). ~Traditional Japanese Singing is most often in a large room for relatively small crowds (max of 20 people, perhaps?), so the singers do not have to sing very loudly, just loud enough to have clear notes and you can hear the pronunciation. Western singing often is for much larger audiences and thus we have to sing a lot louder and maybe even too loud. ~Traditional Japanese Singing is both used for entertainment but mostly to tell stories. Fictional; historical; or mythological. Each song is important for the culture and preservation of those stories. Western singing can be about anything, but most of the times they are for entertainment only. We do tell lil stories with some songs, but most of the time it is about feelings, not actual events etc. I do not know if that is truly all correct, but: from my own experience in my own singing studies; listening to the performances of this one and that you have performed + the explanation of your teacher and a little more research online (not much unfortunately as I have to cook dinner. Dx) this is what I can think off at this time. ^^; If I misunderstood anything though, I would love to hear it though. It’s always great to learn more about these kinds of things after all. ^^ 👍❤

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