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Ninjin

Ninjin means carrot in Japanese. The current orange form of carrot is an Asian-European hybrid, which is a theme of this website.

It’s also a sort of acronym for Nihon-in or Japan-in-Norwich/Norfolk. The site originally focused on those Japanese performers who came to Norwich and Norfolk in the 19th and early 20th centuries, but inevitably this has expanded to include Japanese troupes around the world.

If you are connected to or know anything about the performers and other people featured on this website, please do get in touch.