Master Puppeteer Honored for Lifetime Achievement
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In this National Geographic News article, read about a master practitioner of bunraku, the highly-stylized puppetry tradition rooted in 17th-century Japan. The 84-year-old Tamao Yoshida was awarded U.S. $400,000 as the 2003 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Arts and Philosophy. Links to related stories and Web sites are also found on this page.
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