Unfortunately, English subtitle device rental is temporary unavailable at the Kabuki-za theatre but instead we will provide you with detailed English summaries. 

Accordingly, we have just started our new service: “Enjoy a Kabuki performance with your tour guide” service for people who attend our private tour.

 

Good news: English audio devices are available at the National Theatre in September and October.

We are looking foward to ensuring every moment at the theatre will be unforgettable for all our guests.

 

TOKYO KABUKI GUIDE

TOKYO KABUKI GUIDE is a special concierge service. We have been providing you all the information you need to know about Kabuki in Tokyo since 2010.

We operate several types of Kabuki tours to enhance your Kabuki experience. We provide advanced tickets, handouts, English summaries and a pre-performance presentation. Tours for people who buy one act tickets or visit the Kabuki-za Gallery are also available.

Tailor-made tours, such as tours for a big group, students etc. are also available. Please feel free to contact us!

Where and when is Kabuki performed?

Kabuki is performed for about 25 days per month at two theatres in Tokyo as below:

Kabuki-za Theatre: every month.

The National Theatre: January, March, June, July, October, November and December.

There are some theatres for Kabuki in other cities but Kabuki is rarely performed outside of Tokyo.

Why did you start this service?

Founder Kazui Yabe, a Japanese female licensed tour guide and volunteer Japanese language teacher, has enjoyed introducing Kabuki to both Japanese and visiting friends for many years before establishing Kabuki tour guide in 2010.

A note from Kazui: "I believe that with the help of some essential information about the art itself and the plays in performance, Kabuki becomes even more understandable and enjoyable. As a Japanese person, I love to help guests find points of interest to them within each performance and am passionate about sharing my knowledge and experience of Kabuki. I look forward to welcoming you to my tour!"

Seeing Kabuki is to see Japan’s traditional stage arts which have been established for over 400 years.

The Japanese government had a seclusion policy in place for more than two hundred years, from 1639 to 1853.

In this period, the administration was stabilized and a period of peace ensued bringing with the unique cultural development.

Kabuki is one of the best examples of this.

 

Kabuki, which is the most popular of the traditional Japanese stage arts, is still hugely popular in Japan.

It is said that there are so many Kabuki plays in existence.

However, only about 400 of these have retained their popularity over time.

 

Kabuki has developed by taking many elements of the traditional stage arts,

such as Noh theatre and Bunraku Puppet theatre and combined them with the Japanese sense of beauty.

There are many unique features of Kabuki performance including acting techniques,

costumes, wigs, stage setting mechanisms etc. that can only be seen in Kabuki.

 

It has been said that Kabuki is the closest you can get to a true sense of Japanese aesthetic beauty.

 

Kabuki is unpretentious, easy to enjoy and much more accessible than other traditional performance such as Noh theatres.

However, knowing a little background information will enhance your Kabuki experience.

Which is why we would like to provide our guests with a pre-performance presentation.

 

Please join us!

We are looking forward to ensuring every moment at the theatre will be unforgettable for all our guests,

beyond couples, family, student on a group tour or anything in between.

November 2023 - January 2024

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“Enjoy a Kabuki performance with your tour guide” service for people who attend our private tour. 

■ November 2023 ■

Kabuki is performed at 1 theatre in Tokyo as below.

Venue The Kabuki-za theatre
Performance date November 2nd-9th, 11th-19th, 21st-25th
Show Matinee Evening show
Start time 11:00pm 4:30pm

End time (TBC)

3:30pm 9:00pm
Ticket grade and price

Box: 20,000 yen, First: 18,000 yen, Second: 14,000 yen, 3A: 6,000 yen, 3B: 4,000 yen

English subtitles

Available

Rental fee: 1,000 yen

If you would like more information, we will be happy to email you programs and photographs from the shows.

We provide advanced tickets, handouts, English summaries etc. in our pre-performance presentations. We offer tailor-made tours, such as tours for a big group, students etc. also. Please feel free to contact us!    

Tour No. Tour No.1 Regular tour
Venue The Kabuki-za theatre
Show Matinee Evening show
Meeting time 9:30am 3:00pm
Tour ends 10:40am 4:10pm
Show starts 11:00am 4:30pm
Package Contents Ticket handling, pre-performance presentation over Japanese tea and sweets, handouts, English summaries etc.
Lecture place
Tour fee per person 6,000 yen plus ticket fee
Please note the total tour fee is tour fee plus show ticket fee.
Ticket grade and price

Box: 20,000 yen, First: 18,000 yen, Second: 14,000 yen. 3A : 6,000 yen, 3B grade: 4,000 yen.

  

Ticket presale October 11th
We like to buy our guests' tickets during presale to provide them with better seats.
English subtitles

Available.

Rental fee: 1,000 yen

Tour No.3 One-act show tour
Venue Kabuki-za theatre
Show The evening show
Act First Second
Program "Matsuura no Taiko"(Drama) "Kamakura Sandai-ki" (Drama)
Tour date 2-9, 11-19, 21-25
Meeting time 3:00pm 4:20pm
Tour end time 4:10pm 5:30pm
Performance starts 4:30pm 6:20pm
Performance ends 5:45pm 7:40pm
Lecture venue

Performance

 

If you would like more information, we will be happy to email you programs and photographs from the show. 

Tour fee

per

person

5,500 yen

Tour contents: Ticket handling, Kabuki lecture, handouts, English summary, Japanese tea and sweets.

Please note the total fee is tour fee plus ticket fee including 110 yen, online ticket usage fee

One-act

show

ticket

fee 

(The ticket fee will be announced in the evening two days prior to the first performance day every month.)

The seats are located on the fourth floor, the top of the theatre.

Ticket fee 1,500 yen 1,400 yen
English subtitles

Available

Rental fee: 800 yen

    

■ December 2023 ■

Kabuki will be performed at the Kabuki-za theatre in Tokyo as below.

Venue The Kabuki-za theatre
Performance date December 2nd-10th, 12th-18th, 20th-25th
Show The 1st show The 2nd show The 3rd show
Start time 11:00am 2:45pm 5:45pm
End time (TBC) 1:45pm 4:45pm 8:20pm
Ticket grade and price

Box: 17,000 yen, First: 16,000 yen, Second: 12,000 yen, 3A: 5,500 yen, 3B: 3,500 yen

English subtitles

Available

Rental fee is 1,000 yen

If you would like more information, we will be happy to email you programs and photographs from the shows.

We provide advanced tickets, handouts, English summaries etc. in our pre-performance presentations. We offer tailor-made tours, such as tours for a big group, students etc. also. Please feel free to contact us!    

Tour No. Tour No.1 Regular tour
Venue The Kabuki-za theatre
Show The 1st show The 2nd show The 3rd show  
Meeting time 9:30am 1:15pm 4:15pm  
Tour ends 10:40am 2:25pm 5:25pm  
Show starts 11:00am 2:45pm 5:45pm  
Package Contents Ticket handling, pre-performance presentation over Japanese tea and sweets, handouts, English summaries etc.
Lecture venue
Tour fee per person 6,000 yen
Please note the total tour fee is tour fee plus show ticket fee.
Ticket grade and price

Box: 18,000 yen, First: 18,000 yen, Second: 14,000 yen. 3A : 6,000 yen, 3B grade: 4,000 yen.

  

Ticket presale November 11th
We like to buy our guests' tickets during presale to provide them with better seats.
English subtitles

Available.

Rental fee: 1,000 yen

 

Tour No.3 One-act show tour
Venue Kabuki-za theatre
Show The 1st show The 2nd show The 3rd show
Act First First Second
Program "Tabi no Uwasa Okazaki no Neko"(Drama) "Tsumeo"(Drama)

"Shojo"

(Dance)

Tour date 3-9, 11-18, 20-26

 Meeting

time

9:30am 1:15pm 4:15pm

Tour end

time

10:40am 2:25pm 5:25pm

Performance

starts

11:00am 2:45pm 5:45pm

Performance

ends (TBC)

12:00pm 3:15pm 6:05pm

Lecture

venue

Performance

 

If you would like more information, we will be happy to email you programs and photographs from the show. 

Tour fee

per

person

5,500 yen

Tour contents: Ticket handling, Kabuki lecture, handouts, English summary, Japanese tea and sweets.

Please note the total fee is tour fee plus ticke fee including 110 yen, online ticke usage fee

One-act

show

ticket

fee 

(The ticket fee will be announced in the evening two days prior to the first performance day every month.)

The seats are located on the fourth floor, the top of the theatre.

Estimate

ticket fee

1,500 yen 1,200 yen 1,000 yen
English subtitles Available. Rental fee: 800 yen

 

  

■ January 2024 ■

Kabuki is performed at 2 theatres in Tokyo as below.

Venue The Kabuki-za theatre
Performance date January 2nd-8th, 10th-17th, 19th-27th
Show Matinee Evening show
Start time 11:00pm 4:00pm

End time (TBC)

3:00pm 8:40pm
Ticket grade and price

Box: 20,000 yen, First: 18,000 yen, Second: 14,000 yen, 3A: 6,000 yen, 3B: 4,000 yen

English subtitles

Available

Rental fee: 1,000 yen

If you would like more information, we will be happy to email you programs and photographs from the shows.

We provide advanced tickets, handouts, English summaries etc. in our pre-performance presentations. We offer tailor-made tours, such as tours for a big group, students etc. also. Please feel free to contact us!    

Tour No. Tour No.1 Regular tour
Venue The Kabuki-za theatre
Show Matinee Evening show
Meeting time 9:30am 2:30pm
Tour ends 10:40am 3:40pm
Show starts 11:00am 4:00pm
Package Contents Ticket handling, pre-performance presentation over Japanese tea and sweets, handouts, English summaries etc.
Lecture venue
Tour fee per person 6,000 yen
Please note the total tour fee is tour fee plus show ticket fee.
Ticket grade and price

Box: 20,000 yen, First: 18,000 yen, Second: 14,000 yen. 3A : 6,000 yen, 3B grade: 4,000 yen.

  

Ticket presale December 11th
We like to buy our guests' tickets during presale to provide them with better seats.
English subtitles

Available.

Rental fee: 1,000 yen

Tour No.3 One-act show tour
Venue Kabuki-za theatre
Show Matinee The evening show
Act - First and Secon Fourth
Program - "Tsurukame"(Dance) and "SKotobuki Soga no Taimen" (Drama)

"Kyo Kanoko Musume Dojoji"(Dance)

Tour date 2-8, 10-17, 19-27

 Meeting

time

- 3:00pm 4:20pm

Tour end

time

- 4:10pm 5:30pm

Performance

starts

- 4:30pm 7:30pm

Performance

ends

- 5:25pm 8:40pm

Lecture

venue

Performance

 

If you would like more information, we will be happy to email you programs and photographs from the show. 

Tour fee

per

person

5,500 yen

Tour contents: Ticket handling, Kabuki lecture, handouts, English summary, Japanese tea and sweets.

Please note the total fee is tour fee plus ticke fee including 110 yen, online ticke usage fee

One-act

show

ticket

The seats are located on the fourth floor, the top of the theatre.

Estimate Ticket fee

- 1,800 yen 1,800 yen
English subtitles

Available.

Rental fee; 800 yen

    

Venue New National  Theatre
Show 1pm show
Start time 1:00pm
Performance date

January 5-27 (No performance dates: 11 and 22)

End time

4:50pm
Ticket grade and price

First grade: 14,000 yen, Second grade: 8,000 yen Third grade: 4,000 yen 

English device

Unavailable

Insead, we would like to porvide our guests the detailed English summaries in advance.

If you would like more information, we will be happy to email you programs and photographs from the shows.

We provide advanced tickets, handouts, English summaries etc. in our pre-performance presentations. We offer tailor-made tours, such as tours for a big group, students etc. also. Please feel free to contact us!    

Tour No. Tour No.5 Premium tour
Venue New National Theatre
Show 1pm show
Meeting time 11:00am
Tour ends 12:40am
Show starts 1:00pm
Package Contents Ticket handling, pre-performance presentation over coffee/tea, handouts and English summaries.
Lecture place

Coffee Shop

Tour fee per person 7,000 yen plus ticke fee
Please note the total tour fee is tour fee plus show ticket fee.
Ticket grade and price

First: 14,000 yen, Second: 8,000 yen, Third: 4,000 yen   

Ticket presale December 11th
We like to buy our guests' tickets during presale to provide them with better seats.
English subtitles

Unavailable. Instead, we will provide our guests English summaries in advance.