撮影：横井洋司
撮影：横井洋司
撮影：横井洋司
撮影：横井洋司
撮影：横井洋司
Enjoy an entertainment program featuring rakugo (traditional comical storytelling) and Japanese vaudeville, which blossomed in the merchant culture of Edo, plus traditional music and dance by geisha.
Part 1 is a short version of Japanese traditional vaudeville show “Yose”.
Enjoy the Japanese traditional acrobatic show of “Mito Daikagura”, followed by the performance of “Kamikiri” , the paper cutting craft.
The final program of Part 1 is masterly performance of “Rakugo”, a traditional storytelling art, which recaptures street scenes and life in the flourishing Edo period.
Part 2 features beautiful traditional dances performed by geisha dancers, and a performance by “Hokan”, a professional male entertainer.
They all come from six of the entertainment districts in Tokyo, namely Shinbashi, Akasaka, Asakusa, Kagurazaka, Yoshicho and Mukojima.
English audio guides are available to help you understand the performance.
Guide: Seiji Kasai
Part 1 Oedo Vaudeville Show
Rakugo: SHUNPUTEI Koasa
Kamikiri (paper cutting craft): HAYASHIYA Shoraku
Mito Daikagura: YANAGIYA Koyuki, YANAGIYA Yukinosuke
Part 2 Geisha Dance
Dancers and musicians from 6 entertainment districts in Tokyo, namely Shinbashi, Akasaka, Asakusa, Kagurazaka, Yoshicho and Mukojima.
Hokan (male entertainer): SAKURAGAWA Shichiko, SAKURAGAWA Shichisuke, SAKURAGAWA Hachiko
*Contents and performers are subject to change without notice.
【Tickets on sale from Monday, July 2】
S: 5,000 yen
A: 4,000 yen
A (Students): 2,000 yen
*Advance tickets are sold out.
3rd-floor seats (same-day tickets): Adults 1,000 yen, Students 500 yen
*No entry for children under 6 years old.
*Student ID cards are required to buy student tickets.
・FAX
For ticket reservation fax form in English, please download from the official website.
・Votre Ticket Center
03-5355-1280 (English speaking operator: weekdays 10:00 – 18:00 starting July 2)
・National Theatre Box Office
(10:00-18:00, English spoken)
*Tickets for wheelchair accessible seats, please contact the “Vaudeville Show and Geisha Dances” administration office. TEL:03-6379-2177 (10:00-18:00 on weekdays)
“Vaudeville Show and Geisha Dances” administration office (10:00-18:00 on weekdays)
TEL：03-6379-2177
Monday, September 17 2018, 15:00 (Doors open at 14:30)
