page_title: Izumo no Okuni
hierarchical_section_title: Izumo no Okuni
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 出雲阿国（京都国立博物館収蔵『阿國歌舞伎圖屏風』より）。 English: Izumo no Okuni (from Okuni Kabuki-zu Byōbu, a six-panel screen, a collection of Kyoto National Museum).
context_page_description: Okuni was a Japanese woman from the warring states period who began the Japanese entertainment called kabuki. Her name means "Okuni from Izumo". Her performing arts evolved from traditional dancing. Okuni founded kabuki.
context_section_description: Okuni (出雲の阿国 Izumo no Okuni, born about 1572) was a Japanese woman from the warring states period (15th to 16th century) who began the Japanese entertainment called kabuki. Her name means "Okuni from Izumo". Her performing arts evolved from traditional dancing. Okuni founded kabuki.
caption: Okuni
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