The shogunate was never liked or agreed with the kabuki and all the shame it brought, particularly the variety of the social classes which mixed at kabuki performances.
The Kabuki dance was banned because it was thought to be too erotic. Young boys also performed wakashū-kabuki, but they were eligible for prostitution, and soon banned wakashū-kabuki as well.
Kabuki switched to adult male actors, which were cross dressers, called yaro-kabuki, in the mid-1600s.
The shogunate never liked or disagreed with the kabuki and all the shame he brought, especially the variety of social classes that mixed in the kabuki performances.
Kabuki dance was banned because it was considered too erotic. Young boys also committed wakashu-kabuki, but they had the right to engage in prostitution and soon also banned wakashu-kabuki.
Kabuki switched to adult male actors who were cross-dressers, called Yaro-kabuki, in the mid-1600s.
