About
SHINOHARU is a Rakugo (Japanese traditional comic storytelling) performer born in Osaka, Japan. He spent a total of 7 years in the U.S during his childhood and college years. After graduating from Yale University, he worked at Mitsui & Co. Ltd for three years. In 2001, he was greatly impressed and inspired when he first encountered Tatekawa Shinosuke's Rakugo performance. A year later, he decided to give up his corporate career to become a professional Rakugo performer himself by taking up a discipleship with Shinosuke.
After training in the art of Rakugo for seventeen years, he was promoted to "Shin-uchi" (a master rank Rakugo performer). He performs traditional and original stories, both in Japanese and English.
Presently, he travels around Japan and the world to bring Rakugo to audiences around the world. Aside from his performances, he has published three books, including an English Rakugo CD book.