These were also halcyon days for the classic noh theater, the more popular kabuki, and the puppet theater (today's bunraku) at Osaka, which was Japan's cultural capital at a time when Edo had more politicians and soldiers than artists.
Kabuki, noh theatre and bunraku were never popular in Osaka.
mnli hypothesis: Kabuki, noh theatre and bunraku were never popular in Osaka. premise: These were also halcyon days for the classic noh theater, the more popular kabuki, and the puppet theater (today's bunraku) at Osaka, which was Japan's cultural capital at a time when Edo had more politicians and soldiers than artists.