The 5th Sanyutei Miruku no Ogasawara Rakugokai

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Miyuku-no-Ogasawara Rakugo-kai

subsidy category

Support for Regional Arts and Culture Activities

Grant Type

single year

2017 Tokyo Area Arts and Culture Grant (First deadline)

Distant view of Chichijima Island, Ogasawara village, photo by Tsutomu SAKAI (2015)

Koza of Gyogyo-ji Temple (2016), photo by Tsutomu SAKAI

Crayon Koza (2016) Photo by Tsutomu Sakai

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Business Overview

In Ogasawara Village, Tokyo, a remote island (There is no air route, and there is only one liner per week.) 1,000 km south of Tokyo, transportation is inconvenient, and there are few opportunities to see performed by professionals in the local community. He thought that if rakugo, a traditional performing art, could take root and spread in Ogasawara Village, it would contribute to the local community. Rakugo is a performing art that can be performed if you have a zabuton, and the performance cost is lower than that of theater or music. For this reason, they thought that it would be possible to hold a rakugo show in Ogasawara, which is a remote place and requires transportation and other expenses, and they have held rakugo shows around June every year since 2013 with the cooperation of Miyukusan SANYUTEI, a rakugo storyteller belonging to the Rakugo Kyokai Association who loves remote islands. Rakugo performance: Miyuku SANYUTEI performs 2~3 rakugo performances

implementation period

Thursday, June 29, 2017 - Saturday, July 8

Place of implementation

Hahajima Village People's Hall, Izakaya Fukuchan, Restaurant Bar Crayon, Yomeizan Gyogyo-ji Temple (Ogasawara-mura, Tokyo)

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Profile

[Sanyutei Miruku's Ogasawara Rakugo Club]
Foundation: June 2013
Background: The president and his friends established the club in order to convey the joy of rakugo, his hobby, to Ogasawara Village, Tokyo, where he used to live.
Purpose: In order to preserve and popularize rakugo as a traditional performing art in Ogasawara Village, Tokyo, a rakugo show will be held with the appearance of Miyutei Miruku.
Features: There are officers in both Tokyo (inland) and Ogasawara village, and the planning and implementation of the annual meeting are carried out smoothly. In 2018, as a voluntary project to commemorate the 50 year anniversary of the return of the Ogasawara Islands, a large-scale return vaudeville performance is planned.