Noh, Kyogen (farce played during a Noh cycle), Kabuki (traditional drama performed by male actors), Bunraku (Japanese puppet theater), Rakugo (traditional comic storytelling), Kodan storytelling (or called Koshaku storytelling), Naniwabushi (a kind of sung narrative popular during the Edo period), and Yose (storyteller theater)
能、狂言、歌舞伎、文楽、落語、講談（講釈）、浪花節（浪曲）、寄席