“Japanese had never seen a Western-style circus, and most of them had probably never seen foreigners, either.” CultureHistoryJapanCircusPerforming Arts Book:Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American Acrobat Introduced Circus to Japan--and Japan to the West Source: Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American Acrobat Introduced Circus to Japan--and Japan to the West