The grounds of Bishamonten Zenkoku-ji Temple will be the center of Kagurazaka, storytelling performances going back to the Edo period; at the same time, you can enjoy all kinds of events, live music performances, traditional parlor games with geisha ladies in “Kenban”, a stamp-collection taking you on a sentimental journey back in time, and classical performing arts in Akagi-jinja Shrine’s Kagura performance hall. In essence, the “Kagurazaka Street Stage O-edo Tour 2016” will again transform the whole neighborhood to a stage and visitors can experience how in Kagurazaka tradition meets modern age and how the people are one with their land.
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Long time ago, the lecture field that was created within the shrines and temples used to be a place to promote various information. We will be creating a lecture field-like stage inside of Bishamonten Zenkoku-ji Temple. There will be young Japanese story-telling professionals sharing stories and other traditional story-related performances. The stories will be either accompanied by a biwa lute or told in the joururi ballad style (Gidayuu-Bushi, Shinnai-Bushi) as they paint a vivid image of the town’s beauty.
Date/Time
Sunday, November 13 2016, around 11:30 – 16:30
Venue
Special stage at Bishamonten Zenkoku-ji Temple
Admission
Free
There will be three places that will be set up on the streets in Kagurazaka where you can enjoy a variety of traditional performing arts while strolling through the district. Guests from different generations will be able to enjoy the event as they see performers who inherit the Edo Period tradition and groups that embrace the fusion of tradition and modernity.
Date/Time
Sunday, November 13 2016, around 12:30 – 16:30
Venue
In front of “Shimakin”, “Yamashita Shikki Shop”, and “Park Luxe Kagurazaka Pocket Park”
Admission
Free
Ozashiki-asobi is the name of the traditional parlor games with Geisha Ladies in Japan. This entertainment offers a good opportunity for foreign visitors to enjoy and experience Japanese traditional performing arts in a casual manner. After enjoying songs, shamisen, and dancing of Kagurazaka’s Geisha and Maiko, guests will be able to experience “ozashiki game,” that are usually exclusive to guests who visit the restaurants Geisha and Maiko work for. The venue will be at the Kenban (the administration office and training place for Geisha Ladies), where Geisha and Maiko train themselves, which is usually closed to the public.
Date/Time
Sunday, November 13 2016
Two performances at 13:00 – 14:00 and 14:30 – 15:30
Admission
2,500 yen
*Reservations are required
(Up to 40 persons per performance)
-For tickets, contact “Confetti.”
*Toll-free number: 0120-240-540
*Operators are available 10:00-18:00 on weekdays (Japanese Only)
*Tickets will start selling from October 3rd (Mon) 10:00 –
Tickets sold out.
Akagi-jinja Shrine has been a landmark since Edo Period and is famous for a place you can enjoy beautiful sunset. At its modern and beautiful kagura hall, there will be a live musical performance of a genre tinted by elements of classic Japanese music (nagauta etc.). As the event’s finale, artists who performed at other places will also be gathering and will conclude the festival as the guests, staff, and artists become one.
Date/Time
Sunday, November 13 2016, around 17:00 – 18:00
Venue
Kagura Hall in Akagi-jinja Shrine
Admission
Free
There will be a stamp rally that will lead you to seven historical places from Edo, Meiji, and Taisho Period. There will also be eight historical spots that will have special “historical guides” that are experts in Kagurazaka’s history. A tenugui towel specially made for this occasion will be given to guests who collected all seven stamps.
Date/Time
Sunday, November 13 2016, 11:30 – 16:00
*Guests can exchange their stamps with prizes until 16:30. Prizes are limited.
Venue
Throughout Kagurazaka, 7 stamp spots
8 historical spots with guides
Admission
Free
The living national treasure, Tsuruga Wakasanojou who lives in Kagurazaka will perform with his group as they walk through the streets of Kagurazaka.
Date/Time
Sunday, November 13 2016, around 12:30 – 13:00, 16:00 – 16:30
Venue
On the streets in Kagurazaka (Starting from Jinai Park)
In Johana of Toyama’s Nanto City (Toyama prefecture), a traditional festival (designated as Important Intangible Cultural Property) called “Hikiyama Matsuri” is being held for 300 years. In the floats featured in this festival are groups playing flutes and shamisen; their music called “iori-uta” comes from the Edo period and is specific to the Johana area.
Date/Time
Sunday, November 13 2016, around 12:00 – 12:40, 13:10 – 13:50, 14:20 – 15:00
Venue
On the streets in Kagurazaka (Starting from Bishamonten Zenkoku-ji Temple)
Kagurazaka Street Stage / O-edo Tour 2016 Office (inside Koten Kukan Office)
TEL: 03-5478-8265 (in Japanese) (10:00-18:00 on Weekdays)
E-mail: info@koten.co.jp (English available)
Sunday, November 13 2016, 11:30
*No postponement for rain, except for stormy weather
