noun
ningyō jōruri; traditional Japanese puppet theater with shamisen accompaniment
A traditional performing art combining puppetry, narrative chanting (jōruri), and shamisen music. It is the direct predecessor of bunraku, which later became the more common term.
人形浄瑠璃は、文楽の前身とされる伝統芸能です。
Ningyō jōruri is a traditional performing art considered the forerunner of bunraku.
この博物館では、江戸時代の人形浄瑠璃の舞台模型が展示されている。
This museum displays a model of an Edo-period ningyō jōruri stage.