misemono; Edo/Meiji-period sideshow
Historical term for a type of outdoor sideshow or spectacle common in the Edo and Meiji periods, often held on temple or shrine grounds.
In the Edo period, misemono shacks were popular in Asakusa.
show; exhibition; spectacle; freakshow; sideshow
General term for a show, exhibition, or spectacle, often with a connotation of something unusual or freakish. Can be used figuratively.
彼のパフォーマンスはまるで見世物のようだった。
His performance was like a spectacle.
サーカスの見世物には珍しい動物がいた。
The circus sideshow had rare animals.
The media turned his scandal into a spectacle.
She felt her failure had become a public spectacle.