noun
Okuni kabuki; early form of kabuki
Historical term for the early kabuki style created by Izumo no Okuni, a shrine maiden from Izumo Taisha, and popularized in Kyoto during the early Edo period. Considered the progenitor of modern kabuki.
阿国歌舞伎は、出雲の阿国によって始められたと伝えられている。
Okuni kabuki is said to have been started by Izumo no Okuni.
京都で阿国歌舞伎が人気を博したのは、江戸時代初期のことだ。
It was in the early Edo period that Okuni kabuki gained popularity in Kyoto.