10 things you didn’t know about Geisha. #geisha #japan #kyoto #katsurasunshine
The audience in India reacted to my Rakugo in a totally genius but unexpected way! From my debut in India. What an amazing audience!! #rakugo #英語落語 #india #japan #descendingstories #anime Shows coming up in New York, London, Vancouver and Brussels! See www.rakugo.lol for details!
Sake drinking manners! From my first show in India – a short excerpt. What an amazing audience!! #rakugo #英語落語 #india #japan #descendingstories #anime Shows coming up in New York, London, Vancouver and Brussels! See www.rakugo.lol for details!
Japanese interesting manners… From my debut in India. What an amazing audience!! #rakugo #英語落語 #india #japan #descendingstories #anime Shows coming up in New York, London, Vancouver and Brussels! See www.rakugo.lol for details!
In Japan they love to abbreviate words and phrases – but sometimes…! From my debut in India. What an amazing audience!! #rakugo #英語落語 #india #japan #descendingstories #anime #bradpitt Shows coming up in New York, London, Vancouver and Brussels! See www.rakugo.lol for details!
My first show in India – here is a short excerpt. What an amazing audience!! #rakugo #英語落語 #india #japan #descendingstories #anime Shows coming up in New York, London, Vancouver and Brussels! See www.rakugo.lol for details!
From my debut in India. What an amazing audience!! #rakugo #英語落語 #india #japan #descendingstories #anime Shows coming up in New York, London, Vancouver and Brussels! See www.rakugo.lol for details!
I had the honor of performing with Geisha in Kyoto (well, we weren’t on stage at the same time…). Their theatre was gorgeous. #rakugo #geisha #kyoto
Two friends got made-up by real Kabuki make-up artists in Kyoto. They looked amazing! @simongerovich #rakugo #katsurasunshine #kabuki #japan #japaneseculture #kyoto #japanesemakeup
Sometimes you are just out of sync with the audience LOL! From my debut in India. What an amazing audience!! #rakugo #英語落語 #india #japan #descendingstories #anime #bradpitt Shows coming up in New York, London, Vancouver and Brussels! See www.rakugo.lol for details!
I am crazy about Yakiniku – Japanese barbecue. This is the first of a new series. Enjoy! #rakugo #yakiniku #meat #japanesebarbecue
It was a great milestone and honour for me to perform Rakugo yesterday in French, at one of the most beautiful theatres I have ever performed in – Espace Libre in Montreal. The audience was very kind and forgiving of my French – even offering a standing ovation. Not deserved at all, but I was very moved and look forward to performing more and more in French from now on. Thank you so much to Nico Fujita for producing the show! Two more shows, today and tomorrow. Hier, j’ai eu l’honneur de jouer Rakugo en français dans l’un des plus beaux théâtres que j’aie jamais fréquentés, l’Espace Libre de Montréal. Le public a été très gentil et indulgent à l’égard de mon français – il m’a même offert une standing ovation. Ce n’était pas du tout mérité, mais j’ai été très émue et j’ai hâte de me produire de plus en plus en français à partir de maintenant. Merci beaucoup à Nico Fujita pour la production de ce spectacle. Deux autres représentations, aujourd’hui et demain. #rakugo #montréal #espacelibre #montreal #katsurasunshine
It was a great milestone and honour for me to perform Rakugo yesterday in French, at one of the most beautiful theatres I have ever performed in – Espace Libre in Montreal. The audience was very kind and forgiving of my French – even offering a standing ovation. Not deserved at all, but I was very moved and look forward to performing more and more in French from now on. Thank you so much to Nico Fujita for producing the show! Two more shows, today and tomorrow. Hier, j’ai eu l’honneur de jouer Rakugo en français dans l’un des plus beaux théâtres que j’aie jamais fréquentés, l’Espace Libre de Montréal. Le public a été très gentil et indulgent à l’égard de mon français – il m’a même offert une standing ovation. Ce n’était pas du tout mérité, mais j’ai été très émue et j’ai hâte de me produire de plus en plus en français à partir de maintenant. Merci beaucoup à Nico Fujita pour la production de ce spectacle. Deux autres représentations, aujourd’hui et demain. #rakugo #montréal #espacelibre #montreal #katsurasunshine
It was a great milestone and honour for me to perform Rakugo yesterday in French, at one of the most beautiful theatres I have ever performed in – Espace Libre in Montreal. The audience was very kind and forgiving of my French – even offering a standing ovation. Not deserved at all, but I was very moved and look forward to performing more and more in French from now on. Thank you so much to Nico Fujita for producing the show! Two more shows, today and tomorrow. Hier, j’ai eu l’honneur de jouer Rakugo en français dans l’un des plus beaux théâtres que j’aie jamais fréquentés, l’Espace Libre de Montréal. Le public a été très gentil et indulgent à l’égard de mon français – il m’a même offert une standing ovation. Ce n’était pas du tout mérité, mais j’ai été très émue et j’ai hâte de me produire de plus en plus en français à partir de maintenant. Merci beaucoup à Nico Fujita pour la production de ce spectacle. Deux autres représentations, aujourd’hui et demain. #rakugo #montréal #espacelibre #montreal #katsurasunshine
This is a short scene from the traditional story “Chiritotechin – Rotten Tofu”. This is my favourite story to perform! Enjoy – and don’t try this at home! From my debut in India. What an amazing audience!! #rakugo #英語落語 #india #japan #descendingstories #anime Shows coming up in New York, London, Vancouver and Brussels! See www.rakugo.lol for details!
Show this Saturday in New York! Special family stories to celebrate Children’s Day in Japan!!! 8PM New World Stages
A little piece of Japan in Cambridge. (Well, not so little…) Yesterday I had a reunion with my old and dear friend Kumiko. She and her family created the Japanese Sake brand “Dojima”, brewed on a gorgeous estate near Cambridge called Fordham Abbey. (The Dojima sake brand actually goes back 500 years in the Kansai ) Kumiko and her brother Tadakazu spent the whole day making Sake (the main process takes one month of the year), and yet Kumiko took the time to make “Gyoza” – we jokingly called it “Sunakku Kumiko”. A “Sunakku” from the English “Snack” is usually a tiny drinking place run by a “Mama-san” who is a middle-aged owner who has great hosting skills. People pop by for a drink and some simple snacks, and maybe sing a Karaoke song or two, but mostly they come to meet the Mama-san. Calling it “Sunakku Kumiko” was funny in a few ways – Kumiko would be the youngest “Mama-san” I have ever met, and the venue is far from tiny – it is an estate. LOL. I was also fortunate enough to have a few cups of their Sake – and I mean fortunate – it sells for £1000 a bottle. The sake itself is beyond words delicious – true to the sake’s history and the gorgeous environs it is brewed in. It was amazing to meet Tadakazu for the first time! Seven hours went by in a blink and I was sorry to leave – but see you all again soon! Gochisousama deshita! #japan #sake #dojimasakebrewery
A little piece of Japan in Cambridge. (Well, not so little…) Yesterday I had a reunion with my old and dear friend Kumiko. She and her family created the Japanese Sake brand “Dojima”, brewed on a gorgeous estate near Cambridge called Fordham Abbey. (The Dojima sake brand actually goes back 500 years in the Kansai ) Kumiko and her brother Tadakazu spent the whole day making Sake (the main process takes one month of the year), and yet Kumiko took the time to make “Gyoza” – we jokingly called it “Sunakku Kumiko”. A “Sunakku” from the English “Snack” is usually a tiny drinking place run by a “Mama-san” who is a middle-aged owner who has great hosting skills. People pop by for a drink and some simple snacks, and maybe sing a Karaoke song or two, but mostly they come to meet the Mama-san. Calling it “Sunakku Kumiko” was funny in a few ways – Kumiko would be the youngest “Mama-san” I have ever met, and the venue is far from tiny – it is an estate. LOL. I was also fortunate enough to have a few cups of their Sake – and I mean fortunate – it sells for £1000 a bottle. The sake itself is beyond words delicious – true to the sake’s history and the gorgeous environs it is brewed in. It was amazing to meet Tadakazu for the first time! Seven hours went by in a blink and I was sorry to leave – but see you all again soon! Gochisousama deshita! #japan #sake #dojimasakebrewery
A little piece of Japan in Cambridge. (Well, not so little…) Yesterday I had a reunion with my old and dear friend Kumiko. She and her family created the Japanese Sake brand “Dojima”, brewed on a gorgeous estate near Cambridge called Fordham Abbey. (The Dojima sake brand actually goes back 500 years in the Kansai ) Kumiko and her brother Tadakazu spent the whole day making Sake (the main process takes one month of the year), and yet Kumiko took the time to make “Gyoza” – we jokingly called it “Sunakku Kumiko”. A “Sunakku” from the English “Snack” is usually a tiny drinking place run by a “Mama-san” who is a middle-aged owner who has great hosting skills. People pop by for a drink and some simple snacks, and maybe sing a Karaoke song or two, but mostly they come to meet the Mama-san. Calling it “Sunakku Kumiko” was funny in a few ways – Kumiko would be the youngest “Mama-san” I have ever met, and the venue is far from tiny – it is an estate. LOL. I was also fortunate enough to have a few cups of their Sake – and I mean fortunate – it sells for £1000 a bottle. The sake itself is beyond words delicious – true to the sake’s history and the gorgeous environs it is brewed in. It was amazing to meet Tadakazu for the first time! Seven hours went by in a blink and I was sorry to leave – but see you all again soon! Gochisousama deshita! #japan #sake #dojimasakebrewery
More on Geisha (Maiko). Even Japanese hair-style culture is fascinating! #rakugo #geisha #kyoto #hair #bedhead
One very very short Rakugo in Barcelona. Enjoy. #rakugo #英語落語 #japanesecomedy #japan
It was a huge honour to be written up in La Presse, the largest French language newspaper in North America. Thank you to Sylvain Sarrazin for the kind and thoughtful article, and to Martin Chamberland for this picture! C’est un grand honneur d’être cité dans La Presse, le plus grand journal francophone d’Amérique du Nord. Merci à Sylvain Sarrazin pour son article bienveillant et réfléchi, et à Martin Chamberland pour cette photo! #rakugo #montreal #montréal #espacelibre
One very very short Rakugo in Barcelona. Enjoy. #rakugo #英語落語 #japanesecomedy #japan
🥢 Katsura Sunshine 🥢 Katsura Sunshine is a well-known Canadian entertainer specializing in a form of traditional Japanese verbal entertainment called Rakugo. Traveling to countries all over the world to spread his story telling talents and knowledge of Japanese culture. 🏮Japan Day Parade 🏮
