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July 21st 2021 Tokyo Olympic Torch Relay feat.our Kabuki guide, Kazui and her mother!

For more information and watching the video, please visit "About your guide"!

★NEW! “Enjoy a guided Kabuki performance” service 

OCTOBER 2025 Tours

No.1 Private tour (Kabuki-za theatre) and No2. One-act show tour (Kabuki-za theatre) are available.

No.1 Private tour

★Private Tour: private and personalized tour especially for you and your group. If you would like to attend a part of the show, please do not hesitate to ask us! We will provide you customized tour.

We provide you the background information you need to truly enjoy Kabuki. We offer our guests "About Kabuki" talk (including visual presentation) and ensure every moment at the theatre will be unforgetable.

In a pre-performance talk, we provide you with handouts with interesting information to maximize your enjoyment of Kabuki. This can include the play(s) synopsis, Kabuki basics and history, notes on the best bits to look out for in the show, background information about the actors, dining options and the snacks and souvenirs to look out for during intermissions.

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Tour No.1 Private tour
Venue Kabuki-za theatre
Tour date Oct. 1st-9th, 11th-21st
Show 1st show 2nd show 3rd show
Meeting time 9am/9:30am 1pm/1:30pm 3:45pm/4:15pm
Tour ends 10:40am 2:40pm 5:25pm
Show starts 11am 3pm 6:15pm
Show ends (TBC)  2:30pm 6pm 9:15pm

Programs 

If you would like have more informationi, we will be happy to email you programs and photographs from the show 
Package contents Ticket handling, pre-performance presentation over Japanese tea and sweets/coffee (9am tour), handouts, English summaries etc.
Lecture venue

 

9am tour lecture venue is coffee shop

Tour fee 9am tour Other tours
Group of people (1) 16,000 yen 17,000 yen
Group of people (2) 17,000 yen 19,000 yen
Group of people (3) 23,000 yen 26,000 yen
Group of people (4) 29,000 yen 33,000 yen
If the number of people is 5 or more The cost will be 29,000 yen plus 6,000 yen per person thereafter. The cost will be 33,000 yen plus 7,000 yen per person thereafter.
Please note the total cost is tour fee plus ticket fee.
Ticket grade and price (Unit: Japanese yen) 

Box: 17,000, Premium: 17,000,        First: 16,000 yen. Second A: 13,000, Second B: 12,000, Second C; 8,000, Uppter Tier A: 6,000,                      Upper Tier B: 4,500   

Ticket sale starts September
English subtitle Available. Rental fee: 1,500 yen

 

    

 

No.2 One-act show tour

【Ticket type】There are two types of one-act show reserved seat tickets, upgraded ticket (2nd level) and regular ticket (4th level). Please note regular seat audiences do not have access to the other floors.

【Application】Please send us your request with contact form. We will then reply with further information about your availability . The ticket sale starts from 12pm (noon) the day before the performance date. Therefore the tour will be confirmed after we have purchased your tickets. We would like to send you a confirmation email with your seat numbers the day before the tour date. 

Performance time schedule will be announced in the evening one day prior to the first performance date every month. Therefore the meeting time might differ slightly from the expected time.

Tour No.2 One-act show tour
Venue Kabuki-za theatre
Tour date Oct. 1st-9th, 11th-21st
Show 1st show 3rd show
Act 1st 2nd 1st

Programs

"Torii-mae" (Dance drama)

"Tokaiya" & "Daimotsu-ura" (drama) "Yoshinoyama" (Dance drama)

 Meeting

time

9:30am 10:45am (TBC) 4:15pm

Tour end time

10:50am 11:55am 5:25pm

Performance

time (TBC)

11:00am-11:50am 12:20pm-2:20pm 6:40pm-7:40pm
Lecture venue  

Performance

If you would like have more informationi, we will be happy to email you programs and photographs from the show 
Tour fee per person

7,500 yen

Tour contents: Ticket handling, Kabuki lecture, handouts, English summary, Japanese tea and sweets. Please note total fee is tour fee plus ticket fee.

One act show seats

Upgraded seat: 2nd floor

Regular seat: 4th floor

Upgraded seat ticket fee (TBC) 7,200 yen 7,200 yen 7,200 yen
Regular seat  ticket fee (TBC) 2,110 yen 2,110 yen 2,110 yen
English devices

English subtitle devices are available at the theatre. Rental fee: 1,000 yen 

 

    

 

 

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