Irrespective of the field of Japanese public entertainment, be it: Noh dramas, Kyogen farce, Bunraku puppet theater, traditional Japanese music (accompaniments to Noh and Kabuki to the popular Tsugaru-shamisen three stringed banjo-like instrument), or Classical Japanese dance, the custom of inheriting professional artists Myoseki `names` exists.
能楽、狂言、人形浄瑠璃、邦楽（能や歌舞伎から大衆的な津軽三味線まで）、日本舞踊と、日本の芸能のいずれの分野にも名跡襲名が存在する。