What we do

The 13th Annual Takiginou Performance (torchlight Noh Performance)

  • Organization : Executive Committee for Asukayama Takiginou
  • Section : None
  • Type of Grant Program : Single
  • Art Forms : Japanese Traditional Art

Outline

In October 2003, Noh Artist Shigeya Kimura started Asukayama Takiginou. Mr. Kimura wanted to use his Noh talents as a means of giving back to the city of Kita, his hometown. This year marks the group’s 13th performance. The performances, set on a stage illuminated by bonfires and Japanese traditional candles, invite you into a twilight world filled with nature and history.

14. October 2015
Kyogen Farce Boshibari, by Mansaku Nomura, Mansai Nomura and others
Noh Play Ikkakusennin, by Yoshimasa Kanze and Tonoda Kenkichi others

16. October 2015
Kyogen Farce Busu, by
Kurokawa Noh Preservation Association

Noh Play Syakkyo, by
Kurokawa Noh Preservation Association

Profile

Executive Committee for Asukayama Takiginou

The late Shigeya Kimura, a member of the Association for Japanese Noh Plays and general holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property in Noh Plays, who had lived in Kita City, began this tradition under his chairmanship in 2003 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Edo Shogunate. Since its 4th performance, volunteers from local city associations, shopping streets and companies have carried on his legacy and tradition. The performances include famous Japanese Noh artists like Mansaku Nomura and Gensho Umewaka.

Contact

Yoshiharu Matsuzawa
Chief Administrator
Executive Committee for Asukayama Takiginou
c/o Kimura 3-21-5 Tabata, Kita-ku, Tokyo 114-0014
Tel:+81-(0)3-3821-3378
Fax:+81-(0)3-6701-2167
E-mail:asukayama.takiginou@gmail.com

Venues

Outdoor Stage, Auskayama Park (Kita City, Tokyo)