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.

September 2023 - November 2023

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

■ September 2023 ■

Kabuki will be performed at 2 theatres in Tokyo as below.

Venue The Kabuki-za theatre
Performance date September 2nd-10th, 12th-18th, 20th-25th
Show Matinee Evening show
Start time 11:00pm 4:30pm

End time

3:19pm 8:15pm
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

Unavailable

Unfortunately, English subtitles are not available. Instead we will provide you with detailed English summaries.

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

Unavailable.

Unfortunately, English subtitles are not available. Instead we will provide our guests with detailed English summaries.

 

Tour No.3 One-act show tour
Venue Kabuki-za theatre
Show Matinee The evening show
Act First Second First Second
Program "Kinkakuji" "Tsuchi Gumo" "Kuruma-biki" "Renjishi"
Tour date 2-10, 12-18, 20-25
Meeting time 9:30am 11:30am 3:00pm 4:00pm
Tour end time 10:40am 12:40pm 4:10pm 5:10pm
Performance starts 11:00am 12:40pm 4:10pm 5:10pm
Performance ends 12:37pm 2:32pm 5:03pm 6:15pm
Lecture venue

Performance

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

Tour fee

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 seats The seats are located on the fourth floor, the top of the theatre.
Ticket fee including online ticket usage fee 1,710 yen 1,710 yen 910 yen 1,610 yen
English subtitles Unfortunately, English subtitles are not available at the theatre. Instead we will provide you a detailed English summary.

  

Venue The National  Theatre
Show 12pm show
Start time 12:00pm
Performance date

September 2-26 (No performance dates: 11 and 19)

End time

3:35pm
Ticket grade and price

First grade: 14,000 yen, Second grade: 10,000 yen Third grade: 4,000 yen 

English device Available (Rental fee: 800 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.5 Premium tour
Venue The National Theatre
Show 12pm show
Meeting time 10:00am
Tour ends 11:40am
Show starts 12:00pm
Package Contents Ticket handling, pre-performance presentation over coffee/tea, handouts, English summaries etc.
Lecture venue

Coffee Shop

Tour fee per person 6,500 yen
Please note the total tour fee is tour fee plus show ticket fee.
Ticket grade and price

First: 14,000 yen, Second: 10,000 yen, Third: 4,000 yen   

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

Available. We will provide our guests English summary in advance.

 

■ October 2023 ■

Kabuki will be performed at 2 theatres in Tokyo as below.

Venue The Kabuki-za theatre
Performance date October 2nd-9th, 11th-16th, 18th-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

Unavailable

Unfortunately, English subtitles are not available. Instead we will provide you with detailed English summaries.

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

Unavailable.

Unfortunately, English subtitles are not available. Instead we will provide our guests with detailed English summaries.

 

Tour No.3 One-act show tour
Venue Kabuki-za theatre
Show Matinee The evening show
Act First First Second
Program "Tenjiku Tokube Ikoku Banashi"(Drama) "Futatsu Chocho Kuruwa Nikki"(Drama)

"Kiku"

(Dance)

Tour date 2-9, 11-16, 18-25

 Meeting

time

9:30am 3:00pm 4:30pm (TBC)

Tour end

time

10:40am 4:10pm 5:40pm (TBC)

Performance

starts

11:00am 4:30pm 6:00pm (TBC)

Performance

ends (TBC)

1:40pm 5:30pm 6:30pm

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

3,000 yen 1,000 yen 500 yen
English subtitles

Unfortunately, English subtitles are not available at the theatre. Instead we will provide you a detailed English summary.

    

Venue The National  Theatre
Show 12pm show
Start time 12:00pm
Performance date

October 4-26 (No performance dates: 11 and 20)

End time

3:40pm
Ticket grade and price

First grade: 14,000 yen, Second grade: 10,000 yen Third grade: 4,000 yen 

English device Available (Rental fee: 800 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.5 Premium tour
Venue The National Theatre
Show 12pm show
Meeting time 10:00am
Tour ends 11:40am
Show starts 12:00pm
Package Contents Ticket handling, pre-performance presentation over coffee/tea, handouts, English summaries etc.
Lecture place

Coffee Shop

Tour fee per person 6,500 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: 10,000 yen, Third: 4,000 yen   

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

Available from Oct. 14th to 22nd only. We will provide our guests English summary in advance.

 

■ November 2023 ■

Kabuki will be performed at 1 theatre in Tokyo as below.

Venue The Kabuki-za theatre
Performance date October 2nd-9th, 11th-16th, 18th-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

Unavailable

Unfortunately, English subtitles are not available. Instead we will provide you with detailed English summaries.

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

Unavailable.

Unfortunately, English subtitles are not available. Instead we will provide our guests with detailed English summaries.

 

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 4:30pm (TBC)
Tour end time 4:10pm 5:40pm (TBC)
Performance starts 4:30pm 6:20pm (TBC)
Performance ends (TBC) 5:50pm 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.

Estimate ticket fee 1,500 yen 1,500 yen
English subtitles

Unfortunately, English subtitles are not available at the theatre. Instead we will provide you a detailed English summary.