english: Its history began in early 17th century Kyoto, where a shrine maiden named Izumo no Okuni would use the city's dry Kamo Riverbed as a stage to perform unusual dances for passerby, who found her daring parodies of Buddhist prayers both entertaining and mesmerizing.
non_english: Njegova zgodovina se je začela v Kjotu v zgodnjem 17. stoletju, ko je svečenica Izumo no Okuni uporabila suho strugo reke Kamo kot oder, na katerem je izvajala  nenavadne plese za mimoidoče, ki so se jim zdele  njene parodije budističnih molitev obenem zabavne in hipnotične.