Rakugo Without Borders: Exporting Japanese Comedy

The Suehirotei theater in Shinjuku, with wooden plates above the doors announcing today’s performers. (Courtesy Justin Choulochas)

Master Shunpūtei Ichinosuke performing at the University of Vienna, Austria, in 2013. (Photo by Kitchen Minoru)

Master Ichinosuke performing at the University of Ghent, Belgium, in 2013. (Photo by Kitchen Minoru)

Master Irifunetei Sentatsu and his disciple Kotatsu during the post-show question and answer session in 2015, at Riga, Latvia. (© Rakugo Without Borders)

Master Ichinosuke performing in the Ghent Stadhuis in Ghent, Belgium, in 2016. (Photo by Kitchen Minoru)