Kanariya EirakuKANARIYA EIRAKU is an English rakugo storyteller based in Tokyo. He participated in the Tatekawa-ryu in 1984 to learn about the essence of rakugo from the legendary Tatekawa Danshi. He began offering Japanese rakugo classes in Tokyo in 1991; in 2007,he established his English rakugo classes. He has translated and performed over sixty classical and contemporary rakugo stories. Since 2007, he has performed in front of enthusiastic audiences in Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Laos.Eiraku is one of the founding members of the English Rakugo Association in Tokyo. The organization was established in 2020 with the mission to spread rakugo all over the world.In 2021, he collaborated with author Kristine Ohkubo on a book titled Talking About RAKUGO: The Japanese Art of Storytelling. The work features sixteen classical rakugo scripts which Eiraku translated into English and currently performs on stage.He also offers English performance classes at universities. Read More Read Less