Katsura Utazo (桂歌蔵) is a professional Rakugo performer from Japan. Rakugo is the traditional Japanese custom of storytelling and is performed by a single person. Master Katsura Utazo took his apprenticeship under Master Katsura Utamaru and rose to the Rakugo Master rank in 2005.

On Friday 3rd Katsura Utazo will be visiting Liverpool on a tour. He will be in York on Saturday 4th for the Japanese Performing Arts Festival at York St. John University and then will move on to Ireland (Bangor and Cork).

His performance includes: -

• "Tanuki" (Raccoon Dogs);
• "KINMEICHIKU" (Yotaro's story);
• "TOKI SOBA" (Time Noodles).