A new merchant class supported popular entertainments such as kabuki and bunraku, while No drama, though evolved from similar popular sources, was supported by the nobility.

• 新兴商人阶级赞助的流行娱乐包括歌舞伎和文乐，同时，贵族则奖励能乐（虽然是演化自同样的通俗来源）。