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Meanwhile, by this time the phenomenon of kabuki actors' celebrity was in full force. Perhaps not too dissimilarly from today, celebrity actors were looked to for the latest fashions, and everyday people often wore colors, caps, or ways of tying their ''[[obi]]'' (belt) associated with popular actors.<ref>Ikegami, 281.</ref>
Meanwhile, by this time the phenomenon of kabuki actors' celebrity was in full force. Perhaps not too dissimilarly from today, celebrity actors were looked to for the latest fashions, and everyday people often wore colors, caps, or ways of tying their ''[[obi]]'' (belt) associated with popular actors.<ref>Ikegami, 281.</ref>
While kabuki continued to be performed chiefly only at the few licensed theaters in each city, small theaters called ''[[yose]]'' sprang up over the course of the 18th century, throughout Edo and other cities, hosting performances of a wide variety of other arts, including ''[[rakugo]]'', ''[[joruri|jôruri]]'' chanting, stage magic, and shadowplay shows.<ref>Ikegami, 316.</ref>
===Meiji through Wartime===
===Meiji through Wartime===