forms include Manzai (漫才) and Naniwa-bushi (浪花節). Yosemoji are Japanese lettering styles invented for advertising during the Edo period. The name yosemoji () literally means "letters for yose". It was used for posters and flyers. Unlike other calligraphic styles, yosemoji allows and even encourages multiple brushstrokes in order to fill in the characters as much as possible. References Bibliography Hanabuki Kazuo (ed.): Yose. in: O-Edo mono-shiri zukan. Shufu-to-seikatsusha, 2000. . pp. 392. S. Noma (ed.): Yose. in: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993, , pp. 1755. External links Traditional Japanese "Yose" Performance Cultural history of Japan Performing arts in Japan Theatre in Japan