Sangaku, which was imported from the Asian continent into Japan in the Nara period, is the collective name of various amusement arts including, but not limited to, mimicry, acrobatics/stunt, trick, magic, puppet show and Japanese dancing.
散楽（さんがく）は、日本の奈良時代に大陸から移入された、物真似や軽業・曲芸、奇術、幻術、人形まわし、日本舞踊など、娯楽的要素の濃い芸能の総称。