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Be Entertained Kyoto - Kabuki Theatre Osaka - Kabuki Theatre Tokyo - Kabuki Theatre Kyoto - Noh & Kyogen Theatre Osaka - Noh & Kyogen Theatre Tokyo - Noh & Kyogen Theatre Kyoto - Bunraku Puppet Theatre Osaka - Bunraku Puppet Theatre Tokyo - Bunraku Puppet Theatre Kyoto - Dance Osaka - Dance Tokyo - Dance Niigata (Northern Honshu) - Drumming Classical Western Music - Classical Western Music Osaka - Classical Western Music Tokyo - Classical Western Music Osaka - Rock/Jazz Tokyo - Rock/Jazz Tokyo - Film Tokyo & Environs - Baseball Cycling - Cycling Hokkaido - Cycling Kyoto & Environs - Cycling Osaka - Cycling Tohuku - Cycling Tokyo & Environs - Cycling Wakayama - Cycling Hiking - Hiking Tokyo - Horse Riding Martial Arts - Martial Arts Tokyo - Skating Fukuoka - Sumo Tournaments Tokyo - Sumo Tournaments Nagoya - Sumo Tournaments Osaka - Sumo Tournaments	Body Art The tradition of irezumi or tattooing has become an art form. Intricate designs covering the body were originally a way of branding criminals but nowadays they tend to be favoured by the Yakuza, commonly thought of as the Japanese mafia. Cinema The 1950s are considered the golden age of Japanese film. In 1951 Rashomon, directed by Kurosawa Akira, won the main prize at the Venice Film Festival, and his Shichinin-no-Samurai (Seven Samurai) was the basis of Hollywood's The Magnificent Seven. Watersports People in Tokyo who crave water activities should make their way to the beautiful Kamakura area, where windsurfing, waterskiing and many other sports are popular. Sumo Sumo wrestlers tend to be huge. Of course, this is deliberate and is achieved by eating foods like chankonabe, a very fatty stew and by using arcane methods of expanding the intestines.	COUNTRY Japan   Viewing   Top Ten   What To See   Where To ...     Eat & Drink     Stay     Shop     Take The Kids     Be Entertained     What's On When   Practical Matters REGION CITIES MAPS World Europe TRAVEL BOOK