theatrical world; kabuki world
Refers specifically to the world of kabuki actors and their families; originally a Chinese term for a pear orchard, adopted in Japan for the kabuki community.
He comes from the kabuki world; both his father and grandfather are kabuki actors.
From Chinese 梨園 (líyuán, 'pear orchard'), originally referring to an imperial acting academy in Tang China. In Japan, it came to denote the kabuki acting community.