Koyūza San'yūtei

For me, Koyūza San'yūtei is one of those faces that just means "Sunday evening," that warm, slightly mischievous fixture from the long-running comedy panel show Shōten, lobbing out cheeky thief gags and a little playful innuendo with that sly, narrow-eyed grin. What I love is the contrast: here's a Meiji University grad from Ōtsuki in Yamanashi, clearly a sharp guy, who happily plays the loveable rascal instead. That's confidence. As a rakugo storyteller he's got the real Edo-style lightness and timing too, not just TV charm, and I think that craft is exactly why he's stayed in living rooms for decades. Honestly, he reads like someone who simply loves making people laugh, and that warmth is infectious every single time.

Koyūza San'yūtei is a Japanese rakugo performer and singer born on March 2, 1947, in Otsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture. He studied at Yamanashi Prefectural Tsuru High School before graduating from Meiji University. A long-running cast member of the popular Sunday television program Shoten, he is widely known for his easygoing and witty stage presence. He is also active as a singer alongside his rakugo career.

Name (English)

Koyūza San'yūtei

Name (Japanese)

三遊亭小遊三

Reading

さんゆうてい こゆうざ

Born

March 2, 1947 (age 79)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Boar (I)

Origin

Otsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Height

165cm

Occupation

Rakugo Performer / Singer

High school

Yamanashi Prefectural Tsuru High School

University

Meiji University

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%89%E9%81%8A%E4%BA%AD%E5%B0%8F%E9%81%8A%E4%B8%89

Tags

• From Yamanashi Prefecture
• Rakugo Performer
• Singer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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