Question

What were puppets in japan used as in the 11th century?

Answer 1

Bunraku was created through two separate performance styles merging together: puppetry, whose Japanese name is ayatsuri. chanting and singing with narration, which in Japanese is translated to joruri. They were used as to act out stories


The other person already answered but I hope this still helps :)

Answer 2

Puppets were used as early as the 11th century to act out stories, but Bunraku began not long after the 1570s.