American Risley Circus

Japanese: アメリカ・リズリー・サーカス - あめりかりずりーさーかす
American Risley Circus

...Soon, Western equestrianism appeared. In 1864 (Genji 1), the imported Chinese Tenji circus (American Risley Circus) performed in Yokohama, and in the Meiji era, the acrobatic acrobatics of the French Soulier and Italian Chaline troupes, such as "one horse with three people," "two horses with three people," and "jumping through a ring of fire," caused the decline of traditional Japanese equestrianism. This Western-style acrobatics continued to be the main attraction in newly organized Japanese circuses, but disappeared in 1967, and now there is a movement for a revival. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "American Risley Circus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…やがて外来の西洋曲馬が現れる。1864年(元治1)横浜で興行の中天竺舶来軽業(アメリカ・リズリー・サーカス)や,明治になって来日したフランス人スリエ,イタリア人チャリネの一座の演じた〈1頭3人乗り〉〈2頭3人乗り〉〈火の輪くぐり〉など,軽業的曲馬のために,在来の日本の曲馬は滅びさった。この洋風曲馬は新しく組織された日本のサーカスでも主演目となって続いたが,1967年姿を消し,いま復興の気運がみられる。…

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