It is a type of performing arts between Noh performances, which is a humorous play using spoken language to vividly show the life and feelings of the people at that time. It was developed from the Nanbokucho period to the Muromachi period. In Kabuki, many Matsubame plays were written after the Meiji period, incorporating Kyogen into Japanese dance. Moreover, the word Kyogen is used as the meaning of the script for Kabuki and Joruri, or the play itself.
