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Shokichi 笑吉

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I love the finger puppets you can find in Yanaka at a place called Shokichi. The faces have such great expressions. The half hour show is fun too, especially if you can understand Japanese.

For the remainder of the day, on both occasions that I have visited this place, Japanese people that I see look more like puppets than real people.

Posted on September 7th, 2010 under Japan • Tags: , . • RSS 2.0 feed • Both comments and pings are currently closed

2 Responses to “Shokichi 笑吉”

  1. 1
    Abraham Lincoln:
    September 7th, 2010 at 12:44 pm

    These do look like faces I saw in 1954 in Sendai-shi.

  2. 2
    Geraldine:
    May 18th, 2011 at 9:36 am

    Hello,
    I work on an international lifestyle magazine. We’re mentioning the puppets in a city guide next issue. Do you have a high res of the shot we could use?

    Kind regards
    Geraldine